Basketball Operations Manual - Basketball New Zealand

REGISTRATION
Player Status
• A “restricted player” is a player who is not eligible to compete for the New Zealand National
Team under the criteria established by FIBA.
• A “non-restricted player” is a player who is eligible to compete for the New Zealand National
Team under the criteria established by FIBA.
Gaining New Zealand Citizenship
There are four main ways for a person to be a New Zealand citizen. These are:
• By being born in New Zealand.
• By being born overseas to a mother or father who is a New Zealand citizen.
• By being legally adopted by a New Zealand citizen.
• By applying to the New Zealand Government for the granting of citizenship.
The Department of Internal Affairs handles applications for New Zealand citizenship. The
process is likely to take five to eight months and a fee of approximately $460 will apply. There
are several criteria that must be met in order for an application for citizenship to be granted,
but the most important of these are that the person holds a residence permit and that the
person has lived in New Zealand for a three year period immediately prior to the application
(or two years if the person is married to a New Zealander).
Registering Rookie Non-Restricted Players
NBL licence numbers are assigned to all non-restricted NBL and CBL players. Non restricted
players who have not previously played NBL or CBL basketball will require a new licence
number. Note that this also includes previously restricted players who wish to become nonrestricted.
In order to obtain a new licence number the rookie non-restricted player must
provide the NBL office with a completed Statutory Declaration for Non-Restricted Status
Form. Completion of a Statutory Declaration is required only once for the entire NBL/CBL
career of a non-restricted player.
Your first question to all members of your squad should be: “Have you played NBL or CBL
basketball as a non-restricted player prior to this season?”
• If the answer is no, the player must provide a Statutory Declaration.
• If the answer is yes, the player should already have a NBL licence number and should not
need to fill out a Statutory Declaration.
Oceania Licences
An Oceania Licence is imposed by the FIBA Oceania and must be renewed every year.
Every foreign player playing NBL or CBL basketball requires an Oceania Licence. A foreign
player is a player who does not have New Zealand citizenship. The NBL office must receive
all of the following 5 items for an Oceania Licence application before the foreign player is allowed
to take the court in a NBL game.
• Completed Oceania Licence application form
• Letter of clearance or statement
• Proof of nationality
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