NZQA registered unit standard
4881 version 5
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Title
Explain the roles and structure of New Zealand sport organisations
Level
3
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain the
overall structure of New Zealand sport and the relationships
between international, national, regional and local levels of
sport organisations; describe sport programmes; and explain
delivery systems for sport to the community.
Classification
Recreation and Sport > Recreation and Sport - Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Sport service agencies support the delivery of sport programmes by other agencies
but do not necessarily deliver specific programmes themselves. They include:
National Sport Organisations; New Zealand Recreation Association; New Zealand
Sports Turf Institute; Physical Education New Zealand; Recreation and Parks
Departments of local and regional authorities; Regional Sports Trusts; Skills Active
Aotearoa Limited; Sport and Exercise Science New Zealand; Sports Medicine New
Zealand.
2
Sport funding agencies: include Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC); local
and regional authorities; Lottery Grants Board; New Zealand Olympic Committee.
3
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes Incorporated Societies Act, 1908;
Charitable Trusts Act, 1957; Income Tax Act, 2007; Health and Safety in
Employment Act, 1992; Employment Relations Act, 2000; and their subsequent
amendments.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Explain the overall organisational structure of New Zealand sport.
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Organisations that have a role in sport are identified and their roles and
functions are explained with respect to their structure.
Range
1.2
Organisations are identified that facilitate participation in sport and their roles
are explained with respect to their structure.
Range
1.3
organisations include – central and local governments, funding
agencies, national sport organisations, regional sport deliverers,
sport service agencies, medical agencies, schools, tertiary
educational institutions;
roles may include – policy, funding, competition frameworks,
international representation, sport development, sport science,
participation programmes, professional training, coaching.
organisations include – clubs and societies, local and regional
authorities, private providers, schools, tertiary educational
institutions, national and regional parks;
roles may include – facility provision and management,
competitions, participation programmes, event management,
physical education programmes, sport coaching.
Explanation describes accountability procedures for administrators and
governors of sport organisations.
Range
procedures may include – reporting to funding agencies,
performance reviews, audits, annual reports, elections of board
members, satisfaction surveys.
Outcome 2
Determine the legal status of sport organisations.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Legal status is identified with regard to the rules and operations of sport
organisations.
Range
2.2
legal status relates to constitutions, incorporated societies,
charitable trusts, trust boards, limited liability company, company
limited by guarantee.
Tax obligations are identified for sport organisations.
Range
tax obligations include – income tax, ACC levies, GST, PAYE, tax
exemptions, non-profit status, fringe benefit tax, licensing
requirements.
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2.3
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Civil law is explained as it applies to sporting contexts.
Range
civil law includes health and safety, contracts, natural justice,
employment.
Outcome 3
Explain the relationship between international, national, regional, and local levels of a
specified sport organisation.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Explanation identifies differences in structure and function at international,
national, regional, and local levels of the specified sport organisation.
Range
structures and function may include – subscriptions, memberships,
competitions, services provided, policies, rules, role, scope,
responsibilities, legal requirements, contracting athletes.
3.2
Explanation describes communication procedures between the different levels
of the specified sport organisation in terms of current practice within the
organisation.
3.3
Explanation examines relationships between the different levels of the specified
sport organisation in terms of current practice within the organisation.
Range
relationships may involve finance, politics, decision-making,
programme development, competitions, competitor and team
selections, rule changes, athlete development, judicial procedures,
accountability, management.
Outcome 4
Describe sport programmes and explain delivery systems for sport to the community.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Explanation identifies organisations delivering sport opportunities to the
community.
Range
4.2
organisations include – schools, clubs, regional sport trusts,
corporations, local authorities, national sport bodies, private
providers, voluntary organisations, tourist operators, event
managers, entrepreneurs, justice and welfare agencies.
Description identifies sport programmes delivered to the community.
Range
deliverers include – local and regional authorities, regional sports
trusts, sport clubs and organisations, private providers.
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Planned review date
4881 version 5
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31 December 2012
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
29 June 1995
31 December 2012
Revision
2
19 February 1998
31 December 2012
Review
3
30 August 1999
31 December 2012
Revision
4
8 February 2001
31 December 2012
Rollover and
Revision
5
20 May 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0099
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Please note
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report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading
to that assessment.
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
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suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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