INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY 7th JOINT - IOA

of sport 39 , and b) the CAS Ad Hoc Division may invalidate or modify
these decisions.
1.2.6. The Decision
Decisions are issued within 24 hours from submission of the
application for arbitration unless in exceptional circumstances this
time limit is extended by the President of the CAS Ad Hoc Division
(not the Arbitration Panel trying to specific case). It should be noted
that the Arbitration Panel may decide not to issue a decision on the
application in light of the circumstances and the nature of the case and
instead refer all or some of the matters raised to the CAS. At this point
it has the option 40 to refer matters ex officio or to lay down a deadline
for the applicant/opponent to bring the case before the CAS and can
also impose preliminary relief until an arbitration decision is issued by
the CAS. In effect, referral in this way relates to hearing of the same
case under other forms of procedure, since the same arbitrators will
decide on the matter in the context of the new trial 41 .
Decisions are taken by majority of the arbitrators or, in the
absence of a majority, by the President of the CAS Ad Hoc Division.
The President signs the decision and in all cases retains the right
before signing it to review the decision and make any amendments of
form or to draw the attention of the Arbitration Panel to certain points
of substance in the case without affecting their liberty to take the
decision on the matter. These provisions will guarantee a uniform
approach to issues and supervision of what is a sui generis fast-track
procedure by the President.
For reasons of speed, the decision may be initially communicated
to the parties omitting the reasoning on certain grounds (such as
holding of an event) without this calling into doubt its final character.
From the moment that it is decided not to refer the matter to the CAS
and to issue a decision, that decision is final and enforceable
immediately.
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