Proposal 12: Revise 2C.1.2 Referee [ Revision 1 ]
Committee: TrackSubmitted on 2023-07-24
Status: Passed on August 08, 2023
Background
The rule 2C.1.2 describes basically the tasks of the referee, but some points should be formulated a bit more detailed and one aspect is missing, which is very important, namely that the referee is the one, who disqualifies riders. The revision of rule 2C.1.2 addresses this aspects.
Proposal
Revision of the Rule: (As PDF Version with changes highlighted)
Old Rule:
2C.1.2 Referee
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.
4. The Referee makes sure other track offcials are trained and ready.
New Rule:
2C.1.2 Referee
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.
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.
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.
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, heat number, lane number and/or start number of the rider, as well as a clear description of the violation.
Body
Further information can be found in the corresponding discussion 58
In the linked PDF version hopefully all changes are highlighted: red and crossed out means this part is omitted, blue and italic is new.
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Votes on this proposal:
3 out of 5 voting members have voted.
Agree: 3, Disagree: 0, Abstain: 0.