2013 Manual of Motorcycle Sport - Motorcycling Australia

2013 MANUAL OF MOTORCYCLE SPORT5 OFFENCES, PROTESTS AND APPEALSthereof so as to prevent that person orbody from participating in any competition.or recreational event.5.1.12.2 An order for suspension or disqualificationfrom competition may operate so as toprevent from participation in competitiona machine or machines of a particularmanufacturer provided that no such ordermay be made unless the appellate bodyis satisfied that the offence or offencesleading to the making of the order werecommitted with the knowledge, or at theinstigation, of the manufacturer or themanufacturer’s agent.5.1.12.3 Any person or body who is the subject of:a) An order of exclusion, orb) An order for suspension ordisqualification for any offencecommitted at, connected with, orarising from, any competition;is liable to forfeit the right to receiveor retain any award, trophy or prize inrespect of that competition.5.1.12.4 If any penalty imposed alters the resultof any competition, the RCB must, assoon as practicable after being notifiedof the penalty, alter the record of thatcompetition so as to reflect the alteration5.2 PROTESTS5.2.1 Right of Protest5.2.1.1 With the exception of penalties imposedduring an event any entrant or competitormay protest:a) Against a decision to reject anapplication by a competitionlicence holder to compete in anycompetition,b) Against a decision, action ordetermination of any official,c) Against the action or conduct of anyother competitor, entrant, mechanicor team member during the course ofany event.5.2.1.2 Any protest must:a) Be in writing,b) Be accompanied by the prescribedfee which will be refunded if theprotest is upheld, or if not must beremitted to the RCB ,c) Be made to a Steward of the relevantmeeting,d) Comply with the following time limits:i) For a protest under sub Rules a)and b) of the previous Rule, assoon as practicable after beinginformed of the decision,ii) For a protest under sub Rule c)of the previous Rule, no morethan 30 minutes after the actionor conduct,iii) For a protest under sub-Rule c)in a Speedway or Supercrossmeeting, no more than 5 minutesafter the action or conduct.5.2.2 Protest Hearings5.2.2.1 A Steward must hear and determine anyprotest and must notify the outcome tothe protester, and any person materiallyaffected, within a reasonable time.5.2.2.2 A Steward may refer any question raisedin any protest, or the protest itself, to therelevant appellate body and must:a) Notify such referral to the protester,and to any person materially affectedby the protest,b) Provide to the appellate body allevidence and exhibits submittedto the Steward in relation to thatprotest,c) Comply with all directions andinstructions of the appellate body.5.2.2.3 In hearing and determining any protest, aSteward may:a) Direct any reasonable alteration ormodification to any course,b) Alter or amend any program,c) Overrule, vary or amend anydecision or direction of an official,d) Substitute for any decision of anofficial, the decision of the Stewardwith or without conditions,e) Give such directions, instructions ororders as the Steward thinks fit forthe efficient and fair conduct of anycompetition,f) Alter, vary or amend the result of, orprize for, any competition,g) Do whatever is necessary for theproper consideration of the protest.5.2.2.4 In hearing and determining any protest,a Steward must apply the following65