2008 Manual of Motorcycle Sport - Motorcycling Australia

their licence.
The chapter also sets out the processes by which
competitors can obtain a licence, and the means by
which applicants can appeal against the refusal of a
licence or the imposition of a condition on their licence.
Chapter 4 - Competitions
The intent of this long chapter is to codify present
practices throughout the sport.
Much of the chapter is taken up with establishing the
mechanisms for running competitions, and imposing
the conditions under which those competions can take
place.
The chapter also deals with breaches of these Rules,
and the processes to take place in the event that the
Rules are breached.
Chapter 5 - Protests and Appeals
The application of fair and natural justice is an inherent
condition of these rules.
Where participants wish to protest against the actions of
an official or another participant, these rules of natural
justice require a mechanism for the fair hearing of their
protests, which is established in this chapter.
The chapter also sets out the jurisdiction and limits of
power of the appelate bodies.
Chapter 6 - Judicial Committee Guidelines
This chapter sets out the composition of Judicial
Committees and also provides a commentary on the
process that the Committee undertakes to adjudicate
on the matters brought before them.
Chapter 7 - Sporting Commissions
One of the functions of the Sporting Commissions is to
reconcile the competing interests in any discipline.
Technology and other changes mean that Commissions
need to find a balance between ensuring that motorcycle
sport is affordable to as many participants as possible
while not setting up a rule book circumscribed by
anachronisms.
Chapters 8 & 9- Accreditation Schemes
All sporting bodies need to ensure that those involved
in the development and control of the sport have the
tools they need to do their jobs.
The National Accreditation schemes established by
these chapters are an effort to ensure the future of
the sport through the development and training of its
officials and coaches.
Chapter 10 - Personal Accident Insurance
The chapter on insurance is a simple summary of the
coverage of MA’s insurance scheme, setting out the
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benefits available to participants in the sport.
The full details of the Personal Accident Insurance
Scheme are available in the insurance policy
documents.
Chapter 11 - MA Anti-Doping Policy
While the use of performance enhancing drugs is not
as big an issue in motorcycle sport as in some other
fields, MA recognises the need for a comprehensive
and prescriptive program to ensure that our sport is
free from the use of illicit drugs.
Guided by the principals of fair and natural justice and
ensuring that our sport is safe and fair, this chapter
sets out the mechanisms for screening participants,
the testing of samples and the consequences of being
outside of the internationally recognised WADA code.
Chapter 12 - All Disciplines
One of the most important aspects of interpretation
of these Rules is that they are permissive rather than
prohibitive. In other words, in almost all cases, the
Rules describe the things that may be done rather than
the things that may not.
This chapter contains the Rules which apply to all
disciplines. Any rule in one of the discipline specific
chapters will, unless otherwise stated, be in addition to
the provisions of Chapter 12. So Chapter 12 and the
relevant discipline chapters operate side by side.
For the purposes of these Rules, the age of Junior
competitors is now taken as on January 1 each year.
Full details are found at GCR 12.15.01
Competitors over the age of 16 years may not compete
in a junior competition, subject to GCR 12.15.0.1, and
a person who is under 16 may not compete in a senior
competition.
Chapter 13 - Australian Championships
These Rules prescribe the allocation, categories and
listing of Australian Championships.
Chapters 14 to 28 - Discipline Specific Chapters
As far as possible, the discipline specific chapters
follow a common format as follows:
• Protective clothing,
• Frames and parts,
• Engines,
• Fuel,
• Classes, and
• Competition Rules.
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