• 1 - Regulatory Bodies Controlling Ice Hockey In New South Wales
• 2 - Operating Structure Of NSW Ice Hockey Association Inc.
• 3 - 2009 Seasons
• 4 - Club Affiliation & Membership Registration of Players & Officials
• 5 - Team Competition & Officials
• 6 - Forfeitures, Suspensions, Illegal or Ineligible Players, Tribunal, Penalties & Anti-doping
• 7 - Special Game Rules Relating To Particular Grades
• 8 - Team Managers Administrative Responsibilities
• 9 - General Administrative Game Rules
• Abbreviations
• Appendices

 1 - Regulatory Bodies Controlling Ice Hockey In New South Wales

• Ice Hockey in New South Wales is conducted according to the rules and regulations of the International Ice Hockey Federation, the Australian Ice Hockey Federation Incorporated and the New South Wales Ice Hockey Association Incorporated and the Constitutions of the Australian Ice Hockey Federation Incorporated and the New South Wales Ice Hockey Association Incorporated.
• The New South Wales Ice Hockey Association Incorporated carries the sole responsibility for the conduct of all officially sanctioned games in New South Wales.
• The playing rules of the current IIHF Rule Book apply, unless otherwise stated.
• These rules are enforceable under the Constitution and By Laws of the New South Wales Ice Hockey Association Inc., as approved by the New South Wales Department of Fair Trading. A copy of the Constitution and By Laws can be downloaded from the website www.nswicehockey.com.au
• No amendment to any existing rule will be retrospective.
• The New South Wales Ice Hockey Association Incorporated operates under the registered name of Ice Hockey New South Wales and the Association will be referred to as IHNSW in most instances from here on.
• The Australian Ice Hockey Federation operates under the registered name of Ice Hockey Australia and will be referred to as IHA herein.