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What is The CCC?
What is The CCC?
The Competitions Control Committee
How Many Members?
How Many Members?
Minimum of Five Members
What’s a Quorum?
What’s a Quorum?
Three is a Quorum
What do they do?
What do they do?
General authority to organise games and ensure breaches of Rule are detected and those guilty of infractions are made accountable.
What is an infraction?
What is an infraction?
An infraction is any breach of the Rules and Bye-Laws or
Misconduct at Games
How many types of Infractions are there?
There are five Categories of Infractions
Category I
Being ordered off on foot of a second Cautionable Infraction.
Penalty:Fixed Penalty: Debarment from playing for the remainder
of the Game, to include any extra-time.Fixed Penalty on Repeat Infraction: 2 weeks Suspension
in the same Code and at the same level.
Category II
Abusive language towards a Referee, Umpire, Linesman, or Sideline Official: Striking or attempting to strike with hurley (minimal force); Kicking or attempting to kick (minimal Force); Striking or attempting to strike with arm, elbow, hand or knee, Behaving in any way which is dangerous to an opponent; Spitting at an opponent; Contributing to a melee.
Category II: Penalty
Minimum: 4 weeks Suspension in the same Code and at the same level, inclusive of the next Game in the same Competition of that Competition Year, even if that Game falls outside the Suspension period.
Minimum on Report Infraction: 8 weeks Suspension in the same Code and at the same level as that at which the Infraction were committed, inclusive of the next Game in the same Competition of that Competition year, even if that Game falls outside the Suspension time period
Category III
Striking or attempting to strike with hurley (with force or causing injury); Kicking or attempting to kick (with force or causing injury); Stamping; Striking; or attempting to strike with the head; Reckless inflicting injury by other means; Any type of assault on an Opposing Team Official.
Category III: Penalty
Minimum: 8 weeks Suspension in the same Code and at the same Level, inclusive of the next Game in the same Competition Year, even if that Game falls outside the Suspension time period.
Minimum on Repeat Infraction: 16 weeks Suspension in the same Code and at the same level as that at which the infraction were committed, inclusive of the next Game in the same Competition of that Competition Year, even if that Game falls outside the Suspension time period.
Category IV
Minor physical interference with (e.g. laying a hand on, pushing, pulling or jostling), threatening or abusive conduct towards, or threatening language to a Referee, umpire, Linesman or Sideline Official.
Category IV: Penalty
Minimum: 12 weeks Suspension in all Codes and at all Levels.
Minimum on Repeat Infraction: 24 weeks Suspension in all Codes and at all Levels.
Category V
Any type of assault on a Referee, Umpire, Linesman or Sideline Official
Penalty Minimum: 48 weeks Suspension in all Codes and
at all Levels, with offender's Team liable to Disqualification, where appropriate.
Repeat Infraction within 96 weeks: 96 weeks suspension in all Codes and at all Levels, with offender's Team liable to Disqualification, where appropriate
Suspensions?
Suspensions?
Category I, II and III Infractions are in the same code and level at which the infractions were committed
Suspensions?
Category IV and V Infractions are in all codes and all levels
Repeat Infractions?
Repeat Infractions?
Categories I, II and III In the same category In the same codeAt the same levelWithin 48 weeks
Repeat Infractions?
Categories IV and V Regardless of the Category, Code or
Level
Within 48 weeks
Competition Year?
Competition Year?
Some suspensions include the next Game in the same Competition of that Competition Year
So what’s new?
So what’s new?
Striking or attempting to strike an opponent with a hurley with minimal force (II)
Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent with minimal force (II)
Spitting at an opponent (II) Contributing to a melee (II) Using abusive language to a Match Official (II)
So what’s new?
Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent with force (III)
Kicking an opponent causing injury (III)Recklessly inflicting injury on an opponent
(III)Striking or attempting to strike an
opponent with a hurley with force (III)
So what’s new?
Striking an opponent with a hurley causing injury (III)
Assaulting an opposing Team Official (III)Using threatening language or
threatening or abusive conduct to a Match Official (IV)
How does disciplinary action commence?
How does disciplinary action commence?
Upon receipt of the Referees Report
Video evidence if the infraction is not seen or reported on by the Referee
On foot of an Investigation
What happens next?
Players History Checked
CCC propose a penalty
Player notified of the charge quoting the relevant rule personally or via appropriate Secretary
What happens next?
The CCC can seek in writing Clarification of the Referees Report which then becomes part of the Referees Report
What happens next?
Player can accept the proposed penalty
Or
Request a Hearing within 3 days
Player doesn’t accept proposed penalty?
CCC sends the following items to the Hearings Committee
• Notice of Charge and Relevant Rule• Notice of Proposed Penalty• Players Reply
Player doesn’t accept proposed penalty?
The Hearings Committee sets up the Hearing and notifies the Player and the CCC of the date, time and venue.
What is the Hearings Committee?
What is the Hearings Committee?
The Hearings Committee are the decision makers in the system
How many members?
How many members?
A minimum of Five Members
Members of the CCC or the Management Committee are not eligible for membership of the Hearings Committee
What’s a Quorum?
What’s a Quorum?
A Quorum is Three
The Hearing
The Hearing
A Representative of CCC (not more than two are permitted to attend) reads out the Referee’s Report
State the Charge and the Relevant Rule
State the Proposed Penalty
The Hearing
The player states his caseHe Calls Witness (s)
The Hearing
Cross ExaminationQuestions
The Hearing
CCC Representatives and Player Withdraw
The Hearing
Hearings Committee make a decision
Hearings Committee inform the player of their decision and the Rule under which it was taken.
Hearings Committee inform the CCC
The Player has the right of appeal
Checklists
Checklist: Where Proposed Penalty Accepted
Confirmation received
Checklist: Where Hearing Requested
Secretary of Hearing Committee Notified Date recorded Disciplinary Report/Referee’s Report included Players Reply included Notification of Hearing date received from Secretary of
Hearing Committee Witness list updated and time/date noted If video used, copy sent to Defending Party in advance of
Hearing
Checklist: Where Hearing Requested
Attending Hearing with all required witness and documents (incl. Referee’s Report and any video evidence)
Record of Defending Party updated (if applicable) Time for Reply checked Unavailable dated noted Reply sent (date, time and method recorded)
Checklist: Preparation for Hearing
Notification received from Competitions Control Committee Date recorded Disciplinary Report/Referee’s Report included Notice of Disciplinary Action included Reply included Date/time/place of Hearing notified to members of the
Hearings Committee Date/time/place notified to Defending Party and Competitions
Control Committee Documents sent to Hearings Committee Members
Checklist: Hearings Committee
Any procedural objections noted and dealt with Hearing satisfactory Any subsequent Clarification required Any subsequent Clarification received Decision and Reasons including Rules determined Decision, Rules applied, and Reason notified to
Secretary of C.C.C. and Defending Party
Checklist: After Hearing
Notice of Decision received Appeal prepared and sent (Date, Time and
Method recorded), if applicable.
An Objection
Who hears an Objection?
Who hears an Objection?
Objections are heard by the CCC
Can you object if you have video evidence that shows the Referee did
not award a score?
Can you object if you have video evidence that shows the Referee did not award a score?
NO
Can you object if the Referee failed to record a score awarded by him?
Can you object if the Referee failed to record a score awarded by him?
YES
Appeals
An appeal shall be upheld only whereThere has been a clear infringement or misapplication of Rule by the Decision-Making CommitteeOrthe Appellant’s right to a fair Hearing has otherwise been comprised to such an extent that a clear injustice has occurred.
When an Appeal is upheld, the Committee decides
To annul the Decision appealed against, and direct that no further action be taken by the Decision-Making Committee
OrTo send the matter back to the Decision-Making Committee for re-hearing or re-processing (with or without recommendations as to procedure)
OrTo substitute the Decision of the Decision-Making Committee with its own Decision.