In November 1892, the conference recommended the formation of a formal administrative body known as the Australasian Football Council which could make binding decisions. The Council was ostensibly formed, and continued to put out rules. However, the legal status of this council came under question in 1894, when, while attempting to resolve a protest by over the eligibility of player Robert Byers, the VFA concluded that the Council had not been legally and procedurally established; the VFA ceased to recognise the council, and returned to using the 1890 set of rules. After formal written communication from the VFA in 1895 that it did not recognise the existence of the council, national administration of the game returned to the informal process which had existed since 1883.