Karen Andrews (McPherson, Liberal Party, Minister for Industry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That this bill be now read a second time.

I am pleased to introduce this supporting bill, the National Sports Tribunal (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019.

This bill is a companion bill to the National Sports Tribunal Bill 2019, and will deal with consequential and transitional matters arising from the enactment of the National Sports Tribunal Act 2019, as well as for related purposes. Both of these bills were introduced into the previous parliament, though lapsed due to the recent federal election. This has allowed for the opportunity to undertake further consultation on, and refinement of, the bill being introduced today.

In addition, this bill provides for the administrative matters required to transfer the functions and operations of existing sports dispute resolution processes to the National Sports Tribunal.

The scope of this bill allows a degree of flexibility to make adjustments to the new arrangements or prescribe other matters of a transitional nature in the rules to be made under the act.

Debate adjourned.