As the primary rulemaker in Australia, the Australian Football League (AFL) refused to recognise the IAFC's role to govern the rules of the code internationally (given that it was primarily responsible for small amateur competitions).
As a response, the AFL brought on its own international game development initiatives and funding, limiting the scope and purpose of the IAFC to a promotional body.
By 2004, the AFL formed its own International Policy,[1] the first of its kind since the formation of the IAFC and became formally recognised as the world governing body for the sport.
However the right for the council to the laws of the game was challenged in 1894 by the Victorian Football Association, the premier league at the time, resulting in its dissolution.
Unlike its predecessor, this body maintained control of the game internationally until 1995 when its right to govern the code was similarly challenged by the premier competition, the Australian Football League.