The government recently received the report and decided to adopt all its suggestions, but ruled out applying the gender quota to local sports clubs. It was too early to say whether AFL clubs, national and international organisations would need to comply, the government said, as it had just been been given the report. Exactly which sport bodies it would affect would be figured out as it worked towards implementation. Sporting organisations are funded through several departments within the government, which makes it difficult to determine exactly how much each receives. Governments pay Football Federation Australia millions of dollars to have the Socceroos play in their states, as it is seen as a way to boost tourism and promote their areas.

Some of that money covers the cost of holding the event, including stadium hire and the players' match fees, but the rest goes directly into the coffers of the FFA. Of nine FFA board directors, only three are women, so it raises questions as to whether it would be possible for Melbourne to host matches in the future. AFL Victoria has five board members, one of them a woman, while just two of the 10 people on Cricket Victoria's board are female, so both would need to achieve greater gender equality if their funding were to continue. The department of local infrastructure in the year 2013-14 gave $50,000 each to those two bodies. The Football Federation Victoria board would make the cut – just. Of eight positions, three are held by women, four by men and one is vacant, so the empty seat will need to be filled by a woman to keep the ratio above 40 per cent.

Netball Victoria is nearly entirely run by women and Tennis Victoria would also have adequate female representation, with six men and four women sitting on the board. The Victorian government recently became a major sponsor of the Western Bulldogs Football Club as part of a tourism promotion for Ballarat. The Doggies would meet the board target, with four out of their nine board members women, but most other AFL clubs would not. Essendon has just one female director and eight male, Collingwood's board comprises one woman and seven men. Premiers Hawthorn also have a board made up of seven men and one woman. The Grand Prix Corporation, which reports to the state government, seems a likely candidate to fall under the new rule.

The inquiry into women and girls in sport and active recreation reported that 29 per cent of executive officers in state sporting associations and their regional counterparts were women. Thirty-three per cent of board members at those associations were female. Future projects like the redevelopment of Junction Oval are unlikely to fall under the rule, because while it will become the home of Cricket Victoria it remains a government asset.