APPEALS PROCEDURE

The Appeals Committee comprising 2 or more members of the current Tournament Organisation committee, who shall have no affiliation to any team/school involved in the complaint, shall have authority to hear and determine disciplinary proceedings arising in any match at the SISS Junior tournament in the following circumstances:

1. Where a player is ordered off the playing court (but not pursuant to a suspension for a specified period ordered by an Umpire).
2. Where a complaint is lodged through Team Officials by a third party in respect of the conduct of a player in a match referred to above.
3. Where a report is received alleging serious misconduct (as set out below) in respect of any match referred to above. 

• Intentional tripping, stamping, trampling, striking, punching or kicking an opponent
• Other forms of manhandling including fighting
• Offences involving Umpires, opposing team members, or game officials (team management)  including: threatening conduct, verbal abuse, assault of any kind, physical assault
• Bringing the game of netball into disrepute and/or engaging in conduct unbecoming to the game of netball.

The complaint shall be made in writing and submitted to the tournament office within 30 minutes of the completion of the game and shall set out:

1. The date of match, the names of teams participating, court number game held on
2. The name of the player(s) and the team they are involved in.
3. The circumstances in which the player/s were ordered off (if appropriate)
4. The reason for the player(s) reprimanded
5. Any other information considered material.

The player(s) involved in any incident shall be stood down from playing any further matches until such time as a decision is made regarding the complaint.

The committee undertakes to make a decision on the complaint as soon as practicable.

The teams involved will be notified immediately the decision has been confirmed.

The decision of the committee is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.