1. What is The CCC?

2. The Competitions Control Committee

3. How Many Members?

4. Minimum of Five Members

5. What’s a Quorum?

6. Three is a Quorum

7. What do they do?

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

9. What is an infraction?

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

11. How many types of Infractions are there? There are five Categories of Infractions

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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

20. Suspensions?

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

22. Suspensions? Category IV and V Infractions are in all codes and all levels

23. Repeat Infractions?

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

25. Repeat Infractions? Categories IV and V Regardless of the Category, Code or Level Within 48 weeks

26. Competition Year?

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

28. So what’s new?

29. 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)

30. 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)

31. 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)

32. How does disciplinary action commence?

33. 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

34. What happens next? Players History Checked CCC propose a penalty Player notified of the charge quoting the relevant rule personally or via appropriate Secretary

35. What happens next? The CCC can seek in writing Clarification of the Referees Report which then becomes part of the Referees Report

36. What happens next? Player can accept the proposed penalty Or Request a Hearing within 3 days

37. 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

38. 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.

39. What is the Hearings Committee?

40. The Hearings Committee are the decision makers in the system

41. How many members?

42. A minimum of Five Members Members of the CCC or the Management Committee are not eligible for membership of the Hearings Committee

43. What’s a Quorum?

44. A Quorum is Three

45. The Hearing

46. 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

47. The Hearing The player states his case He Calls Witness (s)

48. The Hearing Cross Examination Questions

49. The Hearing CCC Representatives and Player Withdraw

50. 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

51. Checklists

52. Checklist: Where Proposed Penalty Accepted Confirmation received

53. 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

54. 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)

55. 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

56. 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

57. Checklist: After Hearing Notice of Decision received Appeal prepared and sent (Date, Time and Method recorded), if applicable.

58. An Objection

59. Who hears an Objection?

60. Objections are heard by the CCC

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

62. NO

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

64. YES

65. 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 Appellant’s right to a fair Hearing has otherwise been comprised to such an extent that a clear injustice has occurred.

66. 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 Or 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.