Announcement

Updates to Governance Regulations

The BWF Council met on Saturday 09 November 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, following five days of Committee and Commission meetings.

The following is a summary of decisions related to governance matters:

  1. New Associate Member – Saint Pierre and Miquelon Badminton
  2. Governance Regulations – amendments approved by Council.

 

Please note that there is a separate BWF Notice on updates to events regulations.

  1. New Associate Member

Under Clause 11.2 of the BWF Constitution, the Council admitted the Saint Pierre and Miquelon Badminton Association as an Associate Member of the BWF. This means that there are now 202 BWF Members, including 12 Associate Members.

Please join us in welcoming the Saint Pierre and Miquelon Badminton Association.

  1. BWF Governance Regulations

The BWF Council approved amendments to the following regulations:

  1. Guidelines for Council and Executive Board Procedures
  2. Federation Rules and Procedures
  3. Judicial Procedures

 

The ‘marked up’ versions showing the changes are published on the BWF corporate website (linked here). The main changes approved by Council on 9 November are listed below.

a) Guidelines for Council and Executive Board

Marked up version (linked here). The main changes relate to:

  • Executive Board Meetings (Clause 3.3)
  • Council assistants / interpreters (5.1.10)
  • Attendance at Council meetings (5.2)
  • Nominations Panel – Committee Chairs (9)
  • Role of the Executive Board (10)
  • Role of Committees (Clause 11.2)
  • Role of the Committee Chair (18)
  • Role of Deputy Chair (18.5)
  1. b) Federation Rules and Procedures

Marked up version (linked here). The main changes relate to:

  • Admission of Associate Member (3.1.2)
  • Delegations (2)
  • Daily Allowance (11)
  • Honorarium for President (12)
  • Pension Scheme for role of President (12)
  1. c) Judicial Procedures

Marked up version (linked here). The main changes relate to:

  • Jurisdiction of cases – BWF / CC (10.4.2.2)
  • Provisional Suspension – no response to a demand (16.2)
  • Administrative Resolution – Rewording to reflect practice (17.2.3)
  • Priority for virtual hearings (29.1.1)
  • Cap on costs (40.2)
  • Conditions for return after Suspension (42.2.4)
  • Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions (44)
  1. The BWF Statutes

 The BWF Statutes can be found on the BWF website (linked here) or the BWF Statutes app.

CHAPTER 1 – GOVERNANCE (linked here)

CHAPTER 2 – ETHICS (linked here)

CHAPTER 3 – JUDICIAL PROCESSES (linked here)

CHAPTER 4 – RULES OF THE GAME (linked here)

CHAPTER 5 – TECHNICAL REGULATIONS (linked here)

More Information

If you have any question, please contact Stuart Borrie, Chief Operating Officer, at [email protected].

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