What is The CCC?

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What is The CCC?
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What is The CCC?

• The Competitions Control Committee

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How Many Members?
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How Many Members?

• Minimum of Five Members

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Whats a Quorum?
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Whats a Quorum?

• Three is a Quorum

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What do they do?
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What do they do?

• General authority to organise games and ensure
  breaches of Rule are detected and those guilty of
  infractions are made accountable.

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What is an infraction?
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What is an infraction?

• An infraction is any breach of the Rules and
  Bye-Laws or
• Misconduct at Games

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How many types of Infractions are there?

• There are five Categories of Infractions

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Suspensions?
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Suspensions?

• Category I, II and III Infractions are in the
  same code and level at which the infractions were
  committed

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Suspensions?

• Category IV and V Infractions are in all codes
  and all levels

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Repeat Infractions?
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Repeat Infractions?

• Categories I, II and III
• In the same category
• In the same code
• At the same level
• Within 48 weeks

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Repeat Infractions?

• Categories IV and V
• Regardless of the Category, Code or Level
• Within 48 weeks

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Competition Year?
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Competition Year?

• Some suspensions include the next Game in the
  same Competition of that Competition Year

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So whats new?
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So whats 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)

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So whats 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)

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So whats 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)

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How does disciplinary action commence?
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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

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What happens next?

• Players History Checked
• CCC propose a penalty
• Player notified of the charge quoting the
  relevant rule personally or via appropriate
  Secretary

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What happens next?

• The CCC can seek in writing Clarification of the
  Referees Report which then becomes part of the
  Referees Report

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What happens next?

• Player can accept the proposed penalty
• Or
• Request a Hearing within 3 days

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Player doesnt accept proposed penalty?

• CCC sends the following items to the Hearings
  Committee
• Notice of Charge and Relevant Rule
• Notice of Proposed Penalty
• Players Reply

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Player doesnt accept proposed penalty?

• The Hearings Committee sets up the Hearing and
  notifies the Player and the CCC of the date, time
  and venue.

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What is the Hearings Committee?
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What is the Hearings Committee?

• The Hearings Committee are the decision makers in
  the system

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How many members?
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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

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Whats a Quorum?
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Whats a Quorum?

• A Quorum is Three

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The Hearing
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The Hearing

• A Representative of CCC (not more than two are
  permitted to attend) reads out the Referees
  Report
• State the Charge and the Relevant Rule
• State the Proposed Penalty

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The Hearing

• The player states his case
• He Calls Witness (s)

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The Hearing

• Cross Examination
• Questions

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The Hearing

• CCC Representatives and Player Withdraw

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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

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Checklists
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Checklist Where Proposed Penalty Accepted

• Confirmation received

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Checklist Where Hearing Requested

• Secretary of Hearing Committee Notified
• Date recorded
• Disciplinary Report/Referees 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

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Checklist Where Hearing Requested

• Attending Hearing with all required witness and
  documents (incl. Referees 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)

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Checklist Preparation for Hearing

• Notification received from Competitions Control
  Committee
• Date recorded
• Disciplinary Report/Referees 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

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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

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Checklist After Hearing

• Notice of Decision received
• Appeal prepared and sent (Date, Time and Method
  recorded), if applicable.

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An Objection
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Who hears an Objection?
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Who hears an Objection?

• Objections are heard by the CCC

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Can you object if you have video evidence that
shows the Referee did not award a score?
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Can you object if you have video evidence that
shows the Referee did not award a score?

• NO

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Can you object if the Referee failed to record a
score awarded by him?
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Can you object if the Referee failed to record a
score awarded by him?

• YES

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Appeals

• An appeal shall be upheld only where
• There has been a clear infringement or
  misapplication of Rule by the Decision-Making
  Committee
• Or
• the Appellants right to a fair Hearing has
  otherwise been comprised to such an extent that a
  clear injustice has occurred.

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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
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• To send the matter back to the Decision-Making
  Committee for re-hearing or re-processing (with
  or without recommendations as to procedure)
• Or
• To substitute the Decision of the
  Decision-Making Committee with its own Decision.