Triathlon NZ Competition Rules 2013 - Triathlon New Zealand

) The content of the protest shall be made immediately available to thecompetitors and officials involved, prior to the hearing;c) The protester and the protestee must be present. If the protester does notattend, the protest hearing may be postponed or cancelled. The Referee willdetermine if the absence from the hearing is valid;d) Failure of any party to attend the hearing may justify the Referee making adecision without them;e) A representative for either the protester or the accused may be designated toappear if approved by the Referee;f) The hearing will not be open to the public;g) The Referee will read the protest;h) The protester and the protestee will be given adequate time to give their accountof the incident;i) Witnesses (two each) may speak for three (3) minutes each;j) The Referee will hear the evidence and render a decision,;k) The decision will be posted immediately, and delivered in writing to the partiesupon request.l) Protest Time Limit: The time for an athlete to file a protest is not later than 30minutes after finishing and the time to appeal is no later than 30 minutes afterfinishing or the posting of the infraction or the outcome of a protest being posted,whichever is later. However the intention to write a protest has to be announcedwithin fifteen (15) minutes after finishing or posting of the infraction.Triathlon New Zealand Competition Rules. - Version 2013.1 – Effective 01/01/2013 32