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DAY ONE: THURSDAY 16th OCTOBER 2008 |
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Welcome and formal opening of conference |
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9.00 |
9.05 |
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Welcome |
Venetia Stewart |
Chairperson, Melbourne Conference Organising Committee |
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9.05 |
9.10 |
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Introductions |
Ian Hunt |
ANZSLA President and Litigation Partner, Young Hunter |
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9.10 |
9.15 |
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MC |
Ian Cover |
Director, Coodabeen Champions (International) Pty Ltd |
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Session 1 The Politics of Sport |
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9.15 |
10.10 |
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History of political involvement in sport |
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Blainey |
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10.10 |
10.35 |
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Morning Tea |
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Session 2 Drugs and Doping - A global perspective |
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10.35 |
11.05 |
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What 'reliable means' give us 'comfortable satisfaction'? Grappling with non-analytical anti-doping rule violations under the World Anti-Doping Code |
Catherine Ordway |
Anti-Doping Consultant and former Group Director, Detection, Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority |
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11.05 |
11.45 |
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Keynote address |
The Hon John Fahey AC |
President, World Anti Doping Authority |
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11.45 |
12.15 |
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Anti-doping: Held back by a paper ceiling? |
Michael Ashenden |
Project Coordinator,
Science and Industry Against Blood Doping research consortium
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12.15 |
12.45 |
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Criminal sanctions for on field and off field misconduct |
Chris Davies |
Senior Lecturer, School of Law, James Cook University |
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12.45 |
1.35 |
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Lunch |
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Session 3 "Holding the ball"- controlling athletes on and off the field |
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1.35 |
2.15 |
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Harbhajan Singh- The line between competitive and offensive behaviour on the field |
The Hon John Hansen DCNZM |
Recently retired judge of the NZ High Court and ICC Appeals Commissioner |
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2.15 |
2.45 |
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Industrial relations in sport and incursions into the personal lives and behaviour of athletes |
Paul Horvath |
Principal, Sportslawyer |
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2.45 |
3.15 |
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The role of player agents |
Helen Quirke |
Sports Management Consultant of HQ Management |
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3.15 |
3.40 |
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Afternoon Tea |
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Session 4 The Athlete Market - fair play? |
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3.40 |
4.55 |
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MC |
Braham Dabscheck |
Senior Fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Melbourne |
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Panel session on the legal and commercial implications associated with regulating the labour market for athletes |
Brendan Schwab |
Chief Executive and General Counsel, Australian Professional Footballers' Association |
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Ricky Nixon |
Managing Director,
Flying Start International Pty Ltd
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Kate Palmer |
Chief Executive, Netball Australia |
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Roy Masters |
Senior Writer, Sydney Morning Herald and former First Grade Rugby League Coach |
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Tony O'Reilly |
Partner, Kennedys |
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5.00 |
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ANZSLA AGM |
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DAY 2: FRIDAY 17th OCTOBER 2008 |
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Session 5 Politics and integrity in the sport industry |
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9.00 |
9.30 |
Maintaining integrity in sport |
Brett Clothier |
Manager, Integrity Services AFL |
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9.30 |
10.00 |
Sports betting: Regulation and implications for integrity of sport |
Andrew Twaits |
Director, Corporate and Business Affairs, Betfair |
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10.00 |
10.25 |
Morning Tea |
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Session 6 Power and politics of broadcasting and intellectual property |
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10.25 |
10.55 |
Politics in broadcasting: The power of broadcasters to dictate to sports |
Harold Mitchell AO |
Executive Chairman, Mitchell Communications Group |
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10.55 |
11.35 |
Broadcasting rights and Protecting IP in the new media age |
Hamish Watson |
Senior Assosiate, Middletons |
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Chris Round |
Senior Associate, Middletons |
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11.35 |
12.00 |
Protecting the All Black brand and image |
Keith Binnie |
General Counsel, New Zealand Rugby Union |
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12.00 |
12.45 |
Lunch |
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Session 7 Major Events- too much ever enough? |
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12.45 |
1.50 |
MC |
Colin Love |
Chairman, Australian Rugby League |
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Panel session on the legal and commercial issues relating to the attraction, securing and staging of major events |
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Geoff Parmenter |
Chief Executive Officer, Events New South Wales |
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Eugenie Buckley |
Tournament Director, ICC Women's World Cup 2009 |
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Lois Appleby |
Board Member, 2011 IRB Rugby World Cup and Victorian Major Events Company |
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Tim Golder |
Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson |
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Session 8 Finding the balance - the rise and fall of professional sports leagues |
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1.50 |
2.55 |
MC |
Tracy Parish |
Sports Journalist and Public Affairs Manager, Netball Australia |
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Panel session on the legal and commercial issues relating to the creation and expansion of sporting leagues. |
Tony Holding |
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Andrew Dillon |
General Manager, Legal and Business Affairs, AFL |
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Lorraine Landon |
General Manager, National Teams and Competitions, Women's National Basketball League |
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Nick Reid |
Head of Strategy, Cricket Australia |
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2.55 |
3.20 |
Afternoon Tea |
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Session 9 Break-out sessions |
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3.20 |
4.00 |
Part A - Sports Law Update: The year in review |
Liz Toomey |
Associate Professor,
University of Canterbury
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Paul J Hayes |
Barrister, The Victorian Bar |
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3.20 |
4.00 |
Part B - Good governance in sport |
Emma Sherry |
Lecturer and Postgraduate Program Director, Deakin Sport Management Program, Deakin University |
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4.00 |
5.00 |
Tour of National Sports Museum |
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5.00 |
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Closing address |
Ian Hunt |
ANZSLA President and Litigation Partner, Young Hunter |