Introduction
This committee has been appointed by the UKUA board to handle all complaints and appeals with regard to occurrences in Ultimate in the UK, which fall under the remit of the UKUA. This to avoid the DoC and Chairman of the UKUA becoming embroiled within disciplinary and rules issues throughout the season to hopefully enable them to concentrate on their key areas of responsibility and hence develop the sport.
The Committee
The committee shall consist of 7 members who will sit in judgement on any issue pertaining to Ultimate, the conduct of players and teams, and of members of the organisation or running of Ultimate events. The committee will have no more than one member on any given team.
Procedures
All appeals, complaints etc must be formally declared as such and given in writing by email or post to the Chairman of the Committee and copied to the Chairman of the UKUA. Members of the committee will only be involved in any procedures and votes when the team(s) they play for is not involved or has any direct connection with the incident / appeal etc being decided upon. Each member will only be entitled to one vote, with a simple majority carrying the decision. If there is a tie then a casting vote will be awarded to the chairman. If the Chairman is excluded, then the vice Chairman has the deciding vote, and if both are excluded then a temporary Chairman will be elected from among the remaining committee members before any discussion commences and he/she will then have the casting vote in the event of a tie.
Appeals Procedure
If any team or club or individual wishes to appeal a decision of the UKUA CAC they may do so to a panel of 7 nominated (by the UKUA Board) team representatives who are not related by team to the incident or appeal in question. The panel will have no more than one member of any given team. Any appeal requires a deposit to be set down of:
Team: £500.00
Individual: £250.00
Student: £100.00
Junior (School boy/girl) Free
before any appeal can be heard. This money will only be refunded if the appeal is upheld. Appeals will only be accepted within 21 days of the date of any given decision and must be issued in writing and delivered to the office of the UKUA Administrator along with the appropriate deposit.
The current Committee Members:
Adam Batchelor (Chairman) - Bristol
Simon Hill (Vice Chairman) - Clapham
Duncan Pocklington - BAF
Aura Mackenzie - Iceni
Christian Nistri - Leeds
Wayne Retter - Fire
Andrew Kayley - Ltd Release