52Functions of CEO

52 Functions of CEO

(1) The CEO’s functions are: (a) to manage the administration and operation of the National Sports Tribunal; and (b) to assist the Tribunal in the performance of its functions; and (c) such other functions as are conferred on the CEO under this Act, the rules or any other law of the Commonwealth; and (d) to do anything incidental or conducive to the performance of any of the above functions. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the CEO must: (a) allocate the member who is, or the members who are, to constitute the National Sports Tribunal for the purposes of dealing with a dispute before the Tribunal; and (b) if 2 or more members are to constitute the Tribunal for the purposes of dealing with a dispute before the Tribunal—nominate a presiding member; and (c) reconstitute the Tribunal for the purposes of dealing with a dispute before the Tribunal if a member covered by paragraph (a) stops being a member or is for any reason unavailable; and (d) promote the services of the Tribunal to athletes, support persons, sporting bodies and any other persons or bodies the CEO considers appropriate; and (e) establish and maintain a panel of legal practitioners who are willing to provide free legal assistance to the parties or participants in relation to a dispute before the Tribunal. (3) In performing the functions referred to in paragraphs (2)(a) to (c), the CEO must comply with the principles determined in an instrument under subsection (4). (4) The CEO must, by notifiable instrument, determine principles for the purposes of subsection (3).