| Agency Name: | National Sports Tribunal |
| Type: | Statutory authority |
| Superseding: | Administrative Appeals Tribunal (sport matters only) |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Minister1 Name: | Richard Colbeck |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister for Sport |
| Chief1 Name: | John Boultbee |
| Chief1 Position: | Chief Executive Officer |
| Parent Department: | Department of Health |
| Keydocument1: | National Sports Tribunal Act 2019 |
The National Sports Tribunal is a body established by the National Sports Tribunal Act 2019 to hear and resolve sports-related disputes in Australia. It provides national sporting organisations (and other sporting bodies), athletes and athlete support personnel with "a cost-effective, efficient, and independent forum for resolving sports-related disputes, consistent, transparent and accountable services and a range of resolution methods: arbitration, mediation, conciliation or case appraisal".[1]
The Tribunal was a recommendation of the Report of the Review of Australia's Sports Integrity Arrangements (the Wood review).[2] Previously appeals from the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) had been heard by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. As part of the same package of reforms ASADA was replaced by a new body, Sport Integrity Australia.[3] [4]
John Boultbee was appointed the inaugural Chief Executive Officer on 2 March 2020.[5] The Tribunal began operations on 19 March 2020. The National Sports Tribunal was initially established as a two-year trial to develop capability against demand, and refine operations and services.