A complete record of our past conferences, featuring each year’s location, theme & Organising Committee Chair
Conference brochures and available presenter papers can be found under the Resources tab
Year | Location | Theme | COC Chair |
1991 | Melbourne, VIC | Law of professional team sports | Malcolm Speed |
1992 | Sydney, NSW | Sport and law, happy partnership or forced marriage? | Colin Love |
1993 | Canberra, ACT | ‘Amateur’ sport in a professional world; new horizons for lawyers & sports administrators | Malcolm Speed |
1994 | Brisbane, QLD | The power of sport – towards 2000 | Dennis Boucher |
1995 | Auckland, NZ | Rugby, racing and beer: has anything changed? | Ricky Williams |
1996 | Adelaide, SA | Fairness & equity in the sporting arena | Michael Ardlie |
1997 | Newcastle, NSW | 200 and Towards 2000 | Brian Doyle |
1998 | Queenstown, NZ | Competing interests in sport | Tony Oxnevad |
1999 | Sydney, NSW | Sport in the New Millennium - The global game | Colin Love |
2000 | Melbourne, VIC | Show me the money | Mark Seymour |
2001 | Perth, WA | Law and ethics in sport: sex, lies and red tape | Lydia Dowse |
2002 | Wellington, NZ | The power and the passion | Nigel Stirling |
2003 | Canberra, ACT | — | Andrew Twaits |
2004 | Melbourne, VIC | The conference that stops the nation | Neil Dalrymple |
2005 | Sydney, NSW | A brave new sporting world | Adam Firth |
2006 | Auckland, NZ | Raising the bar | Vicky Latta |
2007 | Gold Coast, QLD | Sport - risky business? | John Mullins |
2008 | Melbourne, VIC | Sport: a political football | Venetia Stewart |
2009 | Canberra, ACT | The price of sport | Catherine Ordway / Darren Mullaly |
2010 | Sydney, NSW | Sport and the media – in the spotlight | Miriam Stiel |
2011 | Queenstown, NZ | Drawing the line: ethics in sport | Ian Hunt |
2012 | Perth, WA | Boom time: exploring the future of law in sport | Lydia Dowse / Venetia Stewart |
2013 | Brisbane, QLD | iSport: innovation, information, interaction | Matt Burgess |
2014 | Adelaide, SA | Crossing the line | Martin Frayne |
2015 | Melbourne, VIC | The gold standard: the best in sports law | Garth Towan |
2016 | Wellington, NZ | The forces at play | Nick Hansen |
2017 | Sydney, NSW | Are you match ready? Key developments and emerging issues in sports law | David Trodden |
2018 | Gold Coast, QLD | Fair play | Paula Robinson |
2019 | Perth, WA | Breaking boundaries | Venetia Bennett / Helen McShane |
2021 | Byron Bay, NSW | Innovate in a time of change | Andy Gibson |
2022 | Queenstown, NZ | — | Michelle Campbell |
2023 | Melbourne, VIC | — | Peter Divitcos |
2024 | Sydney, NSW | — | Rich Hawkins |
2025 | Brisbane, QLD | — | Juanita Maiden |
2026 | Auckland, NZ | — | Neena Ullal / Tenille Burnside |