The sports commissioner – from the enforcer to the registrar


The Attorney General of Sports. The sheriff. The enforcer.These were some of the terms used to describe the role of the Sports Commissioner, which came into being after the Sports Development Act 1997 was established in January 1998.

The Act, for the uninitiated, was introduced basically to mediate in disputes between sports associations and their affiliates or athletes.

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