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Sport plays a large part in modern Australian society and culture. As professionalism has developed, those involved with sport, be they players, managers, administrators or supporters, are increasingly looking to the law to protect their rights and resolve their problems. This textbook examines all the various principles of law, including tort and criminal liability, taxation, contract, intellectual property and industrial relations, and the role they play in the world of Australian sport.
1. Introduction
2. Organisational Structure
3. Domestic Disciplinary Tribunals
4. Violence
5. Specific Torts
6. Negligence Insurance and Risk Management
7. Civil Liability and Tort Reform
8. Doping
9. Employment
10. Agency
11. Trade and Competition
12. Intellectual Property
13. Marketing
14. Athlete Selection
15. Behavioural Misconduct
16. Discrimination
17. Children
18. Terms of a Sporting Contract
David Thorpe – Lecturer, School of Law, University of Technology, Sydney
Antonio Buti – Senior Lecturer, School of Law, The University of Western Australia and JLV Louis Johnson Memorial Trust Fellow
Chris Davies – Senior Lecturer, School of Law, James Cook University
Saul Fridman – Senior Lecturer, Sydney Law School, The University of Sydney
Paul Jonson – Director of Academic Programme, Sport Knowledge Australia and Associate Professor, University of Technology, Sydney