What is The CCC?

What is The CCC?

The Competitions Control Committee

How Many Members?

How Many Members?

Minimum of Five Members

What’s a Quorum?

What’s a Quorum?

Three is a Quorum

What do they do?

What do they do?

General authority to organise games and ensure breaches of Rule are detected and those guilty of infractions are made accountable.

What is an infraction?

What is an infraction?

An infraction is any breach of the Rules and Bye-Laws or

Misconduct at Games

How many types of Infractions are there?

There are five Categories of Infractions

Category I

Being ordered off on foot of a second Cautionable Infraction.

Penalty:Fixed Penalty: Debarment from playing for the remainder

of the Game, to include any extra-time.Fixed Penalty on Repeat Infraction: 2 weeks Suspension

in the same Code and at the same level.

Category II

Abusive language towards a Referee, Umpire, Linesman, or Sideline Official: Striking or attempting to strike with hurley (minimal force); Kicking or attempting to kick (minimal Force); Striking or attempting to strike with arm, elbow, hand or knee, Behaving in any way which is dangerous to an opponent; Spitting at an opponent; Contributing to a melee.

Category II: Penalty

Minimum: 4 weeks Suspension in the same Code and at the same level, inclusive of the next Game in the same Competition of that Competition Year, even if that Game falls outside the Suspension period.

Minimum on Report Infraction: 8 weeks Suspension in the same Code and at the same level as that at which the Infraction were committed, inclusive of the next Game in the same Competition of that Competition year, even if that Game falls outside the Suspension time period

Category III

Striking or attempting to strike with hurley (with force or causing injury); Kicking or attempting to kick (with force or causing injury); Stamping; Striking; or attempting to strike with the head; Reckless inflicting injury by other means; Any type of assault on an Opposing Team Official.

Category III: Penalty

Minimum: 8 weeks Suspension in the same Code and at the same Level, inclusive of the next Game in the same Competition Year, even if that Game falls outside the Suspension time period.

Minimum on Repeat Infraction: 16 weeks Suspension in the same Code and at the same level as that at which the infraction were committed, inclusive of the next Game in the same Competition of that Competition Year, even if that Game falls outside the Suspension time period.

Category IV

Minor physical interference with (e.g. laying a hand on, pushing, pulling or jostling), threatening or abusive conduct towards, or threatening language to a Referee, umpire, Linesman or Sideline Official.

Category IV: Penalty

Minimum: 12 weeks Suspension in all Codes and at all Levels.

Minimum on Repeat Infraction: 24 weeks Suspension in all Codes and at all Levels.

Category V

Any type of assault on a Referee, Umpire, Linesman or Sideline Official

Penalty Minimum: 48 weeks Suspension in all Codes and

at all Levels, with offender's Team liable to Disqualification, where appropriate.

Repeat Infraction within 96 weeks: 96 weeks suspension in all Codes and at all Levels, with offender's Team liable to Disqualification, where appropriate

Suspensions?

Suspensions?

Category I, II and III Infractions are in the same code and level at which the infractions were committed

Suspensions?

Category IV and V Infractions are in all codes and all levels

Repeat Infractions?

Repeat Infractions?

Categories I, II and III In the same category In the same codeAt the same levelWithin 48 weeks

Repeat Infractions?

Categories IV and V Regardless of the Category, Code or

Level

Within 48 weeks

Competition Year?

Competition Year?

Some suspensions include the next Game in the same Competition of that Competition Year

So what’s new?

So what’s new?

Striking or attempting to strike an opponent with a hurley with minimal force (II)

Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent with minimal force (II)

Spitting at an opponent (II) Contributing to a melee (II) Using abusive language to a Match Official (II)

So what’s new?

Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent with force (III)

Kicking an opponent causing injury (III)Recklessly inflicting injury on an opponent

(III)Striking or attempting to strike an

opponent with a hurley with force (III)

So what’s new?

Striking an opponent with a hurley causing injury (III)

Assaulting an opposing Team Official (III)Using threatening language or

threatening or abusive conduct to a Match Official (IV)

How does disciplinary action commence?

How does disciplinary action commence?

Upon receipt of the Referees Report

Video evidence if the infraction is not seen or reported on by the Referee

On foot of an Investigation

What happens next?

Players History Checked

CCC propose a penalty

Player notified of the charge quoting the relevant rule personally or via appropriate Secretary

What happens next?

The CCC can seek in writing Clarification of the Referees Report which then becomes part of the Referees Report

What happens next?

Player can accept the proposed penalty

Or

Request a Hearing within 3 days

Player doesn’t accept proposed penalty?

CCC sends the following items to the Hearings Committee

• Notice of Charge and Relevant Rule• Notice of Proposed Penalty• Players Reply

Player doesn’t accept proposed penalty?

The Hearings Committee sets up the Hearing and notifies the Player and the CCC of the date, time and venue.

What is the Hearings Committee?

What is the Hearings Committee?

The Hearings Committee are the decision makers in the system

How many members?

How many members?

A minimum of Five Members

Members of the CCC or the Management Committee are not eligible for membership of the Hearings Committee

What’s a Quorum?

What’s a Quorum?

A Quorum is Three

The Hearing

The Hearing

A Representative of CCC (not more than two are permitted to attend) reads out the Referee’s Report

State the Charge and the Relevant Rule

State the Proposed Penalty

The Hearing

The player states his caseHe Calls Witness (s)

The Hearing

Cross ExaminationQuestions

The Hearing

CCC Representatives and Player Withdraw

The Hearing

Hearings Committee make a decision

Hearings Committee inform the player of their decision and the Rule under which it was taken.

Hearings Committee inform the CCC

The Player has the right of appeal

Checklists

Checklist: Where Proposed Penalty Accepted

Confirmation received

Checklist: Where Hearing Requested

Secretary of Hearing Committee Notified Date recorded Disciplinary Report/Referee’s Report included Players Reply included Notification of Hearing date received from Secretary of

Hearing Committee Witness list updated and time/date noted If video used, copy sent to Defending Party in advance of

Hearing

Checklist: Where Hearing Requested

Attending Hearing with all required witness and documents (incl. Referee’s Report and any video evidence)

Record of Defending Party updated (if applicable) Time for Reply checked Unavailable dated noted Reply sent (date, time and method recorded)

Checklist: Preparation for Hearing

Notification received from Competitions Control Committee Date recorded Disciplinary Report/Referee’s Report included Notice of Disciplinary Action included Reply included Date/time/place of Hearing notified to members of the

Hearings Committee Date/time/place notified to Defending Party and Competitions

Control Committee Documents sent to Hearings Committee Members

Checklist: Hearings Committee

Any procedural objections noted and dealt with Hearing satisfactory Any subsequent Clarification required Any subsequent Clarification received Decision and Reasons including Rules determined Decision, Rules applied, and Reason notified to

Secretary of C.C.C. and Defending Party

Checklist: After Hearing

Notice of Decision received Appeal prepared and sent (Date, Time and

Method recorded), if applicable.

An Objection

Who hears an Objection?

Who hears an Objection?

Objections are heard by the CCC

Can you object if you have video evidence that shows the Referee did

not award a score?

Can you object if you have video evidence that shows the Referee did not award a score?

NO

Can you object if the Referee failed to record a score awarded by him?

Can you object if the Referee failed to record a score awarded by him?

YES

Appeals

An appeal shall be upheld only whereThere has been a clear infringement or misapplication of Rule by the Decision-Making CommitteeOrthe Appellant’s right to a fair Hearing has otherwise been comprised to such an extent that a clear injustice has occurred.

When an Appeal is upheld, the Committee decides

To annul the Decision appealed against, and direct that no further action be taken by the Decision-Making Committee

OrTo send the matter back to the Decision-Making Committee for re-hearing or re-processing (with or without recommendations as to procedure)

OrTo substitute the Decision of the Decision-Making Committee with its own Decision.