On behalf of nsl task force - Australian Sports Commission
On behalf of nsl task force - Australian Sports Commission
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3. The members or shareholders <strong>of</strong> the League be:<br />
(a) each entity, business or club that fields a team that participates in the<br />
League competitions; and<br />
(b ) ASA, provided that the voting rights that attach to ASA’s membership <strong>of</strong>, or shareholding<br />
in, the League are confined to the matters set out in paragraphs 4(c) and (d) below.<br />
(Note: Consideration could also be given to the issue <strong>of</strong> a shareholding to a commercial<br />
investor not fielding a team in the League.)<br />
4. ASA and the League enter into a licence agreement, under which:<br />
(a) ASA exclusively appoints the League to establish, conduct and administer an <strong>Australian</strong><br />
premier men’s soccer competition;<br />
(b) ASA grants to the League the rights to all commercial and media properties in the<br />
League and the competitions conducted by the League;<br />
(Note:The Task Force recognises the need for ASA to be able to market these rights together<br />
with its own properties in order to achieve optimum revenues during the early years <strong>of</strong> the<br />
new League.)<br />
(c) the League shall be bound to comply with the ASA Constitution and the FIFA Statutes,<br />
including any rules and regulations made thereunder, ins<strong>of</strong>ar as those documents relate to<br />
the playing or integrity <strong>of</strong> the game;<br />
(d) the rights <strong>of</strong> ASA in relation to the League are specified. Those rights should be limited<br />
to requiring the League to obtain the consent <strong>of</strong> ASA before varying any <strong>of</strong> the following<br />
matters:<br />
(i) the objects <strong>of</strong> the League set out in the company’s Constitution;<br />
(ii) the terms and conditions <strong>of</strong> ASA’s membership <strong>of</strong>, or shareholding in, the League,<br />
including the rights that attach to ASA’s membership <strong>of</strong>, or shareholding in,<br />
the League under paragraph 3(b) above;<br />
(iii) the name <strong>of</strong> the League;<br />
(iv) League fixture alignment with Socceroo national team programs;<br />
(v) obligation to enter the knockout cup competition recommended by the Task Force<br />
and ultimately adopted by ASA;<br />
(vi) ownership <strong>of</strong>, or interest in, more than one club; and<br />
(vii) the provisions <strong>of</strong> the Constitution <strong>of</strong> the League that deal with the composition<br />
and appointment <strong>of</strong> the Board <strong>of</strong> the League, the winding up <strong>of</strong> the League or<br />
the voting rights in the League.<br />
(e) the obligations <strong>of</strong> ASA in relation to the League are specified, including:<br />
(i) ensuring the eligibility <strong>of</strong> players to play in the League;<br />
(ii) the administration <strong>of</strong> the status, registration and transfer <strong>of</strong> players in connection<br />
with the League in accordance with any relevant requirements <strong>of</strong> FIFA; and<br />
(iii) ensuring that clubs nominated by the League are exclusively entitled to<br />
participate in any international club competition conducted by or under the<br />
auspices <strong>of</strong> FIFA or any confederation <strong>of</strong> FIFA to which an <strong>Australian</strong> club<br />
is or may become entitled to participate.<br />
REPORT OF THE N S L T A S K F O R C E – DECEMBER 2003
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