Pursuant to the Sports Act, the Government established the Sports Commission for the promotion and coordination of sports. This Commission has the following responsibilities:

• advising the Government on matters of sport
• deciding the annual budget request and report on behalf of the Government
• deciding the granting of support contributions
• implementing "Youth and Sport"

The Sports Commission consists of seven voting members appointed by the Government for four years. The president is appointed by the Government. The Liechtenstein Olympic Sports Federation (LOSV) is allocated three seats. The Director of the Sports Office and the school sports inspector take part in the meetings in an advisory capacity. In accordance with the terms of its mandate, the Sports Commission deals with all issues concerning sports, especially sports promotion. In addition, the Sports Commission plays an important (sports) political role, since its composition makes it possible for this Government advisory body to hear the voices of the central sports institutions in the area of private sports (Liechtenstein Olympic Sports Federation, LOSV), Youth and Sports (J+S), and school sports (physical education inspector). This guarantees in principle that the individual interests are taken into account. In this light, the Sports Commission also represents an important connection between the responsible Minister and the Government and the private sports institutions.

The Sports Commission supports the Government in sports policy
and promotion on the basis of the Sports Act