News: Legal
Judge finds True Group Chief Executive mismanaged closures of Malaysia and Thai gyms
Months before the impending closures of True Group fitness chains in Malaysia and Thailand in June 2017, then Chief Executive Patrick John Wee Ewe Seng was still allowing the...
Jul 10, 2022
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Live Nation Philippines threatens 'legal action' over unauthorised selling of Manila concert tickets
Promoter Live Nation Philippines has announced that it will be taking “legal action” over the alleged unauthorised selling of tickets for K-pop act SEVENTEEN‘s upcoming concerts...
Jul 8, 2022
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Ticketing
Research highlights dangers of trampoline centres
Children who use trampolines at play centres are more likely to be seriously injured and need hospitalisation than those who trampoline at home according to newly published...
Jul 7, 2022
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Consultation commences on new model for Aboriginal joint management of NSW national parks
Consultation has commenced on the development of a new model which could lead to the handback of title to all NSW national parks, which cover nearly 10% of NSW, over a 15 to 20...
Jul 4, 2022
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Parks
UniSport Australia adopts National Integrity Framework
UniSport has announce a partnership with Sport Integrity Australia and the adoption of the National Integrity Framework and associated integrity policies. The peak body for...
Jul 4, 2022
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Australian legal, health and environmental experts comment on Sydney’s floods
Sydney has experienced another flooding event over the weekend and as the Camden Sports Club ‘Sporties’ currently assesses the damage sustained, a number of Australian legal,...
Jul 4, 2022
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New Xplor technologies backs personalisation of Fitness Experiences
Xplor Technologies has announced the launch of TrueCoach Partner Perks, a new program from Xplor's TrueCoach coaching software that offers exclusive access to discounted...
Jul 3, 2022
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Seven Network takes Court action to terminate broadcast rights agreement with Cricket Australia
The Seven Network's has commenced action to obtain a Court declaration to allow them to terminate a multimillion dollar broadcasting rights deal with Cricket Australia. The...
Jul 1, 2022
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With receivers unable to sell Ticket Rocket assets unsecured creditors unlikely to get payout
Receivers attempting to generate value from the assets of defunct ticket company Ticket Rocket are reportedly having little luck in selling the company’s ticket platform...
Jun 30, 2022
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External review of The Star casinos in Queensland to be led by former judge
With the Queensland Government announcing they are determined for Queensland's casinos to be "operated lawfully, ethically and in a way that maintains the highest standards of...
Jun 29, 2022
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Sport industry ‘largely overlooked’ when it comes to career choices
While the publication of a new national survey which indicates that tens of thousands of sport industry jobs are expected to be created over the next decade is good news for the...
Jun 27, 2022
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Media report highlights motorcycle gang links to Melbourne gym owners
A chain of gyms in suburban Melbourne linked to alleged motorcycle gang leader Mick Murray is being run by close friends, including a man facing charges over an alleged...
Jun 26, 2022
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Fitness
Court hears impacts of amusement hire business owner James Balcombe’s arson attacks on rivals
A pre-sentencing hearing for James Balcombe, the former owner of a Melbourne-based amusement hire business, has heard how he orchestrated a firebombing campaign against rival...
Jun 23, 2022
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NSW Police charge former swim coach over historical sexual abuse of young athletes
A former swimming coach will appear in court today charged over the alleged sexual abuse of teenage girls he was training at the Kogarah War Memorial Pool at Carss Park in...
Jun 22, 2022
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Aquatics
Fair Work Ombudsman makes university and hospitality sectors a priority for 2022/23
Fair Work Ombudsman Sandra Parker has announced the regulator’s strategic priorities for the year ahead with hospitality and university sectors among the key areas of focus in...
Jun 21, 2022
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Fremantle community support enforced shark fishing ban
The Freemantle community is in support of the City’s new local law that bans fishing for sharks and which is being enforced as of today (21st June). The shark fishing ban is a...
Jun 21, 2022
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Swimming Australia welcomes new FINA policy on transgender athletes for offering 'clarity'
The introduction of new policies that will effectively prevent transgender athletes from competing in elite women’s swimming by world aquatics body FINA has been welcomed by...
Jun 20, 2022
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F45 caught trademarking Bodyfit name after Federal Court loss
EXCLUSIVE: Leading functional training brand F45’s ongoing competitive interactions with rival brand Body Fit Training (BFT), has seen F45 it make trademark applications for the...
Jun 20, 2022
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Rugby league bans transgender athletes from international competition following FINA decision
International Rugby League - the global governing body for rugby league – has released a statement to its member nations advising that athletes who have transitioned from male...
Jun 20, 2022
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New FINA policy effectively bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s swimming events
World aquatics body FINA has agreed new policies that will effectively prevent transgender athletes from competing in women’s events. Meeting on Sunday in the Hungarian capital...
Jun 20, 2022
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Aquatics
Northern Territory Consumer Affairs issues ‘scam’ warning for Darwin Dinosaur Festival
Northern Territory Consumer Affairs is advising that the Dinosaur Festival Darwin is "on the verge of extinction", warning Territorians the company behind the festival is still...
Jun 20, 2022
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UCI rules that trans women must wait two years to be eligible for competition
World cycling governing body UCI (Union Cycliste International) has announced overnight that transgender women seeking to compete in UCI-sanctioned events must wait 24 months...
Jun 17, 2022
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Legal
Fair Work Ombudsman takes former horseriding recreation centre to court
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the former operators of a horseriding recreation centre in the Gold Coast hinterland in Queensland. Facing court are...
Jun 16, 2022
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National Sports Tribunal executive Kitty Chiller sanctioned by international gymnastics body
Kitty Chiller, the former Chief Executive of Gymnastics Australia - and now Deputy Chief Executive of the National Sports Tribunal - has been sanctioned by global governing body...
Jun 16, 2022
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