Appendix 1: Stakeholder
engagement
Overview of the consultation process
The AHRC convened eight virtual roundtable consultations and a number of individual
interviews with key stakeholders, engaging with over 120 individuals from at least 65
different organisations, covering the following three broad groups of rights-holders:
players, coaches and support staff/team entourages; workers (including in supply chains)
and volunteers; and spectators and local communities. Two roundtables were also held
on cross-cutting issues covering (1) safeguarding and child protection, gender equality
and LGBTQI+ rights and (2) disability rights, racial equality and the rights of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Two further roundtables were held with federal
government agencies and on the human rights legacy of the FWWC2023.
The NZHRC conducted seven separate virtual roundtable consultations and engaged
with 60 individuals from at least 50 different organisations, in addition to those that
participated in the joint consultations.
In addition NZHRC held four sessions that focused on priority rights holder groups.
These included roundtables dedicated to Māori and LGBTQI+ stakeholders and two cross
cutting issue roundtables on (1) safeguarding children, disability rights and gender equity
and (2) sexual harm prevention, poverty and homelessness and hospitality worker rights.
Joint Trans-Tasman consultations sessions were held by AHRC and NZHRC with stadium
managements, current and former players and their representatives, and host cities and
state governments. These were conducted where it was considered that a shared voice
(for example players) or an opportunity to support Trans-Tasman learning (for example
stadia managers and local government) would be beneficial to the stakeholders going
forwards.
The AHRC and the NZHRC extends its thanks to the following individuals and
organisations for their engagement and input into this Human Rights Risk Assessment.
The AHRC and the NZHRC acknowledges that whilst participants’ input has informed this
report, it does not necessarily represent the views of those who were consulted.
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