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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
Within 5 businessdays of decisionbeing made by DC
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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
Within 5 businessdays of decisionbeing made by DC
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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