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SBL Restrictive Player Policy
This week Brieanna Mercer takes a look at the SBL Restrictive Player Policy.
Restraint of trade is by no means a new concept in sport. For years professional sporting leagues have implemented rules that regulate the recruitment and movements of players. In 2012 the SBL implemented a new rule under the Restrictive Player Policy. The new rule meant that NBL players that average greater than 10 minutes of playing time in the NBL were encapsulated by the rule that already governed the non-Australian players (imports as they are commonly referred to as). Strictly speaking any contract that includes a term deemed to be a restraint of trade is invalid however in a sporting context courts have ruled on a number of occasions that a league may implement restraints of trade if the rule:
READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE HERE
http://www.thebounce.net.au/the-sbl-restrictive-player-policy-2/
