Basketball Operations Manual - Basketball New Zealand

22 Referees
22.1 The League Commissioner is to appoint a NBLL Referees Commissioner who is responsible
for coordinating referee rostering and referee matters.
22.2 The NBLL Referees Commissioner is responsible for identifying the NBLL Referee Panel
each season and for rating referees into the three different brackets for appointments.
22.3 Referee match fees are set and paid by the NBLL each year.
22.4 The NBLL will contribute to the cost of all required referee travel and accommodation.
22.5 The League shall pay the cost of referee evaluation a fee as determined each year.
22.6 The League Manager shall be responsible for the approval of the referee ratings and
Referee Panel for each season.
22.7 The League Manager shall be responsible for the approval of all appointment of referees
for regular season and national finals.
22.8 The NBLL Referee Panel is responsible for appointing referee evaluators who are trained
to Level 1 status for evaluating referee performance at each NBLL match.
22.9 NBLL referee evaluators will carry out an evaluation of referee performance during
games and provide written feedback to the NBLL Referee Commissioner.
22.10 Referees who have repeatedly not performed to the standard of their level may be
assigned to a lower level grade, have their appointments changed, or be suspended or
removed from the NBLL Panel.
22.11 Referees who repeatedly perform to a higher standard than their level may be assigned
to a higher grade and have their appointments changed.
23 Gambling Policy
Refer to the Basketball New Zealand ‘Code of Conduct’ (page 85) within this manual.
58 2007 NBL Operations and Rules Manual