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E ven t timin g
The bidder has stated that there are no significant timing-related risks in organising the FIFA Women's World
Cup 2023T. in Australia and New Zealand during the period that has been blocked for the competition, and has
formally confirmed that the tournament can be staged within that time frame.

Climatic conditions, particularly on the lower part of New Zealand's South Island, could present a low-to-
medium risk, due to the moderate wintry conditions that often prevail in the region in July and August, when
average early evening temperatures in Christchurch and Dunedin are around 8 to 9°C.

The bid documentation also states that the bidder has secured support from other sporting codes "to
collaborate on the delivery" of the tournament. Given the high profile of these other sports during the southern
hemisphere winter months, however, it would be important to get confirmation of how this would work in
practice.

L e ga l an d co mplia n ce
FIFA's overall legal evaluation of the Australia/New Zealand 2023 bid is that the bidder has provided a
comprehensive contractual framework for hosting the tournament, but that there are differences in the extent
to which the government support documents provided by the two bidding member associations meet the FIFA
requirements. FFA has submitted government support documents in FIFA's template form. However, due to
requirements under constitutional law necessitating parliamentary legislation at the Commonwealth and/or
State or Territory level to give effect to the obligations of these government support documents, there are
limitations on their practical implementation until such legislation is enacted. NZF has provided less
comprehensive government support letters instead of submitting the government support documents in FIFA's
template form.

When it comes to compliance with the bidding process, the bidder has submitted all relevant bidding
documents as per the applicable regulations and guidelines, and no issues were identified by FIFA's compliance
representative during the inspection visit to the two bidding countries. At the time that this report was finalised,
there were no relevant international sanctions in place against either Australia or New Zealand.

Su st a in a bilit y, h u ma n righ ts an d e n viron me n ta l pro t e ct io n

The Australia/New Zealand 2023 bid was assessed by FIFA as being low risk when it came to any potential
human rights issues associated with the tournament — with the bidder submitting documents that provide a
solid basis for the development of effective systems to tackle such issues, and also give evidence of strong
government support in this area. A low risk level was also applied to the bid's proposal for sustainable event
management, as the bid provides a solid basis for setting up a sustainable event management system and
implementing a sustainable procurement system. Environmental protection was also assessed as being low
risk, as it draws on international best practices.