History of RL administration
| 1907 | Formation of the New South Wales Rugby League. |
| 1908 | Formation of the Queensland Rugby Association (later Queensland Rugby League). |
| 1924 | Formation of the Australian Board of Control (forerunner to the Australian Rugby League) in Sydney, which is charged with fostering the game on an international level. |
| 1934 | Formation of the Country Rugby League of NSW. |
| 1967 | Australian Board of Control becomes the Australian Rugby League. |
| 1983 | Formation of a full-time Australian Rugby League secretariat in Sydney, with Ken Arthurson as Chairman and Bob Abbott as General Manager. |
| 1984 | First meeting of the newly incorporated NSWRL nine-man Board of Directors. |
| 1995 | For the first time, the ARL takes over the running of the new 20-team competition from the NSWRL. |
| 1997 | The ARL and News Limited's Super League run separate competitions. |
| 1997 | Historic series of meetings at Sydney Football Stadium in December brings about a peace deal between ARL and Super League. |
| 1998 | Formation of the NRL Partnership between News Limited and the ARL to run the NRL competition and the game's key revenue rights. |
| 2012 | Formation of the ARL Commission. |
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