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Tribunal Decisions are decisions handed down by the Football NSW General Purposes Tribunal and Appeals Tribunal (Tribunals).

Set out below are decisions handed down by the Football NSW General Purposes Tribunal and Appeals Tribunal (Tribunals).

Section 13.22 of the Football NSW Grievance and Disciplinary Regulations (adopted on 21 February 2013) allows Football NSW to disclose decisions of the Tribunals on its website subject to any confidentiality or any other legal requirements.

By electronically disseminating the decisions, Tribunals can better educate the football community about certain conduct, make precedent-setting decisions readily accessible, promote transparency and demonstrate accountability.

Tribunal Decisions

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Matter Number Parties Charges Decision Key Words
AT 19-02 Scots FC v SGFA

Scots FC appealed to the Appeals Tribunal on the following grounds:
1. a party was not afforded a reasonable opportunity to present its case;
2. lack or excess of jurisdiction of a Body or a Members Appeals Committee;
3. the decision was one that was not reasonably open to a Body or a Member Appeals Committee having regard to the evidence before the Body or the Member Appeals Committee; and
4. severity, but only where a Body or Member Appeals Committee imposed a deduction, loss or ban on accruing six (6) or more competition points.

1. The Appeal is allowed.
2. The determinations of the SGFA GPT and SGFA AC that Scots FC PL/R breached part 3 section 8(b)(ii) of the SGFA By-Laws are each affirmed.
3. The determinations of the SGFA GPT and SGFA AC imposing upon Scots FC PL/R and Scots FC PL1 a sanction of a forfeiture of 6 competition points for 2019 and 12 competition points suspended until 21 December 2020 is set aside.
4. Pursuant to Part 3 section 8 (b)(ii) of the By-Laws Scots FC PL/R and Scots FC PL1 each forfeit 12 competition points for the 2019 season.
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