2013 football nsw grievance & disciplinary handbook

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Football NSW has introduced a new set of grievance and disciplinary rules for 2013. This is known as the Football NSW Grievance andDisciplinary Regulations (Regulations). The Regulations will replace all aspects of handling grievance and disciplinary matters set out in the

Football NSW By-Laws.

The decision to adopt the Regulations forms part of a wider strategic goal of Football NSW in ensuring best practice, consistency, efficiencyand transparency in all of grievance and disciplinary matters. More importantly, Football NSW aims to ensure that the game of football is playedcompetitively and fairly in accordance with the principles of true sportsmanship. Capitalised terms used in this handbook are defined inSchedule 1 of the Regulations.

This handbook provides an illustrative overview of the functions of each Body (i.e. the Disciplinary Committee, GPT and Appeals Tribunal) andexamples of how the Regulations work.

The Regulations are intended to apply exclusively to facilitate the expeditious and fair resolution of incidents, disciplinary, dispute and conductmatters relating to Football NSW Competitions as well as Grievances involving Members.

In order to ensure the efficiency of these Regulations, we have established a set of prescribed forms for our Members to use in dealing withgrievance and disciplinary matters under the Regulations. Prescribed forms can be downloaded from our website which is interactive andallows a Member to complete the form online and return electronically to the designated email addresses set out in Schedule 2 of theRegulations.

Schedule 3 of the Regulations sets out the types of sanctions that a Body can impose on a Member.

Schedule 4 of the Regulations sets out the fees for making an application to a Body.

Background

Jurisdiction

Prescribed Forms

Offences

Fees


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GENERAL PURPOSES

TRIBUNAL (GPT)

Breaches ofMisconduct and

Disrepute

Referrals from theDC or Executive

Grievancesbetween Members

Appeals against adecision of anAssociation's

Appeal's Committee

APPEALS TRIBUNAL

(AT)

Appeals made from adecision of a DC (limited)

Appeals made from a decisionof a GPT (limited)

DISCIPLINARYCOMMITTEE

(DC)

Makes decisions based on MatchOfficial Reports & Player history

Issues Suspensions and rectifies

disciplnary decisions of a MatchOfficial

Challenges

Exceptionalcircumstances

Mistaken identity

OVERVIEW OF BODIES


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Player spitson another

Player

during aFixture

MatchOfficialhands

player aRed Card

Playerdeemed to

havecommitted

a R3Offence

MatchOfficialsendsMatchOfficial

Send-Off

Report toFootballNSW within

two (2)days

FootballNSW

collatesPlayer

history &Match

OfficialSend-OffReport -sends tothe DC

DC issuesSuspension

using the

Table ofOffences

FootballNSW sendsout a Notice

ofSuspension

to thePlayer (viathe Club)

Clubresponsible

to notify

Player ofSuspension

Clubresponsibleto submitNotice of

Suspensionserved.

Saturday Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday


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Coach usesoffensivelanguagetowards a

Match Officialafter a Fixture

Match Officialsends a MatchOfficial Incident

Report toFootball NSWwithin 2 days

Football NSWcollates coachhistory & MatchOfficial IncidentReport - sends

to DC

DC issuesSuspension

using the Tableof Offences

Football NSWsends a Notice

of Suspensionto Coach (viathe Club)

Clubresponsible to

notify coach toservesuspension

Clubresponsible to

submit Noticeof Suspensionserved

Saturday Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday


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Playerdenies anobvious

goal scoringopportunity

MatchOfficialhands

Player aRed Card

Player tosubmit

NotificationForm

within 24hours ofFixture

claimingmistakenidentity

By 4pmthe nextworkingday of

submitting

aNotificationForm,Playersendswritten

statements

DC willmake a

decision asto whetherthe claim issuccessfulor rejected

If successful,a Notice ofSuspension

will beissued to the

correctPlayer

If rejected,a Notice ofSuspension

will beissued tothe Playerissued witha Red Card

If rejected &consideredan abuse of

process,DC will

refer matterto FootballNSW whowill charge

Playerand/or Club

withMisconduct

Decisioncan be

appealedto the

AppealsTribunal

Sunday Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday

Within 5 businessdays of decisionbeing made by DC

PrescribedForm04

PrescribedForms 5 & 6or 7

PrescribedForm08


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TeamManagerpushes a

MatchOfficial after

a Fixture

FootballNSW sends

TeamManager(via the

Club) theMatchOfficialIncidentReport

By 4pm thenext

working dayof receiving

a MatchOfficialIncidentReport,Team

Manager tosubmit

NotificationForm

claimingmistakenidentity

By 4pm thenext working

day ofsubmitting theNotificationForm, the

Team Managerto send written

statements

DC will makea decision asto whether the

claim issuccessful or

rejected

If successful,

a Notice ofSuspensionwill be

issued to thecorrect

Participant

If rejected, aNotice of

Suspensionwill be issuedto the Team

Manager

If rejected &consideredan abuse ofprocess, DC

will refermatter toFootball

NSW whowill chargeParticipantand/or Club

withMisconduct

Decisioncan beappealed tothe Appeals

Tribunal

Friday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

PrescribedForm

09

PrescribedForms 10 &11

or 12

PrescribedForm

08



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Player

punchesOpponent

DC makes adecision inaccordance

with theTable of

Offencesand FootballNSW issues

Club withNotice of

Suspension

By 4pm the2nd working

day ofreceiving aNotice of

Suspension,Player to

submitNotification

Form ashe/she

believes nocontact wasmade withopponent

By 4pm thenext

workingday of

submittinga

NotificationForm, the

Player is toprovidewritten

statements

DC willmake a

decision asto whetherthe claim

wassuccessful

or not

If successful,the DC shall

impose aSuspension

deemed to beappropriatetaking into

considerationthe

circumstances

If rejected,the

Suspensionwill stand

If rejected &consideredan abuse ofprocess, DC

will refermatter to

FootballNSW whowill charge

Playerand/or Club

withMisconduct

Decisioncan be

appealed tothe Appeals

Tribunal

Saturday Thursday Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday

PrescribedForm

13

PrescribedForm

14

PrescribedForm

08



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BrawlbetweenPlayers

Match Officialsends Match

IncidentReport to

Football NSW

DC refersmatter to

Football NSW

Football NSW

conductsinvestigationinto matter

and issues aNotice ofCharge to

appropriateParticipants

Participants to

submit aNotice of

Responsewithin datespecified inNotice ofCharge

General

PurposeTribunal

convened tohear anddetermine

appropriatesanction

Football NSWto notify

Players of thedecision (via

the Club)

Decision canbe appealed to

the AppealsTribunal

Saturday Monday Thursday

PrescribedForm

15

Prescribed

Form16

Within 5 businessdays of decisionbeing made by theGPT


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A Member wastaken off the

committee withoutregard to its rulesand regulations

The CommitteeMember is to writeto the Committeesetting out details

of the Claim orComplaint. TheCommittee haswithin seven (7)working days to

respond

If no response isreceived/notsatisifed, withresponse, the

committee membermay refer the

matter to FootballNSW by sending aGrievance Formwith Application

Fee within 14 daysof sending the

letter to theCommittee

Football NSW shallrefer the matter tomediation in the

first instance.Mediation to

commence within14 days after thesubmission of theGrievance Form

and to continue fora period of no more

than 30 days

If no agreement ,Football NSW mayrefer the Claim orComplaint to theGeneral Purpose

Tribunal

Decision can beappealed to the

Appeals Tribunal

PrescribedForm

19

PrescribedForm

19


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Appeals Tribunal

Disciplinary CommitteeDecision

Mistaken Identity in a MatchOfficial Report

Exceptional Circumstances

General Purpose TribunalDecision

Grievances

Misconduct and Disrepute

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