SPORTS AND THE LAW 3
opportunity in the team. Players with intellectual and physical disability are given an opportunity
in the team which is compliant to the Australian law.
Question 2
In Australia, some of the sports organizations are incorporated in under the corporations
act while other under the association’s incorporation. It is important to note that there is no
specific requirement for Australian sporting clubs to be incorporated (Queensland Guide, 2018).
There are numerous advantages of incorporating sporting clubs under either association’s act or
under the corporations act. One of the main benefit of the procedure is that it gives members of
the clubs a guarantee of limited liability. Besides, sporting clubs in Australia that are not
registered under either of the two acts are not considered legal within the law. As a result,
sporting clubs in Australia that are not registered do not have the capacity to enter into contracts
(The Sports Law Review, 2019). Therefore, registered sporting clubs in the country are at an
advantage. The association’s incorporation as well as the corporation act does provide specific
rules that are in compliance with the law. In addition to this, the reporting and management
requirements in the two acts are similar.
There are a number of factors that are required of the sporting clubs incorporated under
the associations and corporations act. All these sporting clubs under the two bodies are required
to manage the clubs under an established committee which have board of directors (The Sports
Law Review, 2019). From this, it is evident that there are no specific requirements that are
needed to determine the form of incorporation of the sporting clubs in Australia (Queensland
Guide, 2018). As a result, it could be said that the clubs are randomly incorporated under the
bodies based on open distribution. Australian Football League (AFL) is one of the sporting club

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