Adjusting the referee responsibilities under 2C.1.2 Referee
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The rule 2C.1.2 describes basically the tasks of the referee, but I think some points could be formulated a bit more detailed and on the other hand one aspect is missing, which I think is very important, namely that the referee is the one, who disqualifies riders.
I would therefore suggest to clarify or complete the current aspects as follows:
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1. The Referee is the head track offcial, whose primary job is to make sure the competitors follow the rules. The Referee makes all final decisions regarding rule infractions.
2. The Referee has final say on whether a rider's safety equipment is suffcient.
3. The Referee is responsible for resolving protests.
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1. The referee is the head track official. The referee is responsible for making sure that the competition rules are observed and for deciding on all related questions that arise during the event. This applies in particular to the handling of protests, as well as to questions of interpretation of the rules.
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4. The Referee makes sure other track offcials are trained and ready.
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2. The referee has full control and authority over all judges and shall instruct them on all details and regulations related to the competition.
3. The referee shall ensure that all necessary judges are on their assigned places. The referee may replace absent, incapacitated or inadequate judges with others and may appoint additional judges. The referee shall ensure that the judges do not interfere in the competition in a biased manner.
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4. The referee can ban persons from the competition venue for the duration of the competition, if they significantly disturb the execution of the competition.
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5. The referee has the exclusive right to disqualify riders in case of violations of the competition rules, with the exception of violations concerning the start (2B.7.1). Violations of the competition rules can be determined by their own observations or in reports of the responsible judges. Violations of the competition rules have to be reported to the referee with the following information: Position and name of the judge, competition, run number, lane number and/or start number of the rider, as well as a clear description of the violation.
Comment
Looks good.
Comment
It seems that there are no further comments on this and everyone agrees with the proposal - I would therefore prepare an official proposal.
If there are any comments, please let me know so that I can revise the proposal accordingly.
Comment
The review time of the proposal is now over and since there were no further comments or suggestions for improvement, I assume that all committee members agree with the proposal.
I will now open the voting and hope that all voting members of the committee will also participate in the voting.