R60 Request for Opinion
The IOC, the IFs, the NOCs, WADA, the associations recognized by the IOC and the OCOGs, may request an advisory opinion from the CAS about any legal issue with respect to the practice or development of sport or any activity related to sport. The request for an opinion shall be addressed to the CAS and accompanied by any document likely to assist the Panel entrusted with giving the opinion.
R61 Initiation by the CAS
When a request is filed, the CAS President shall review whether it may be the subject of an opinion. In the affirmative, he shall proceed with the formation of a Panel of one or three arbitrators from the CAS list and designate the President. He shall formulate, at his own discretion, the questions submitted to the Panel and forward these questions to the Panel.
R62 Opinion
Before rendering its opinion, the Panel may request additional information. The opinion may be published with the consent of the party which requested it. It does not constitute a binding arbitral award.