Triathlon NZ Competition Rules 2013 - Triathlon New Zealand

12 APPEALS:12.1. Appeal Jurisdiction:a) An appeal is a request for a review of a decision made by the Referee. This mayinclude an appeal of a decision made prior to the race, during the race or afterthe race, including a ruling made as an outcome of a protest. A sample of theAppeal Form is available in Appendix E.b) Where Tri NZ Competition Rules do not cover the incident, FINA, UCI, FIS andIAAF Rules will apply.12.2. Levels of Appeal:a) Level 1: An athlete may appeal the decision of the Referee to the CompetitionJury. Each appeal will be accompanied by a fee of NZ$50 which will berefunded if the appeal is successful. If the appeal is denied, there will be norefund and the money will be retained by Tri NZ (Note: If the appeal is beingmade subsequent to an unsuccessful protest this fee is in addition to the originalprotest fee. If the appeal is upheld both the original protest fee and the appealfee shall be refunded). The time for an athlete to file an appeal is no later thanthirty (30) minutes after his or her finishing time or the posting of the infraction,whichever is later. However the intention to write an appeal has to be announcedto the Referee within fifteen (15) minutes of his/her finishing time or posting ofthe infraction, or the posting of the outcome of a protest.b) Level 2: The decision of the Competition Jury may be appealed in writing to theTriathlon New Zealand Board. Such an appeal must be received by Tri NZwithin 14 days of the decision of the Competition Jury. An appeal fee of $100shall be paid in conjunction with the appeal but shall be refunded if the appeal isupheld.12.3. Appeal Contents:a) The appropriate appeal form can be obtained from the Referee and must besubmitted with the appropriate appeal fee of NZ$ 50 (level 1) or NZ$100 (level2).b) An appeal will contain:(i)(ii)Competition name, location, date;Appellant’s name, address, phone, fax, email;(iii) Witness(s): name;(iv) Decision appealed;(v)Facts of the violation;(vi) Rationale/summary of appeal.Triathlon New Zealand Competition Rules. - Version 2013.1 – Effective 01/01/2013 33