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72 Wording for official notice board following a hearing

PROTEST COMMITTEE NOTICE [#] - RESULT OF RULE 69 HEARING

On [date], the Protest Committee conducted a rule 69 hearing against [name].

If allegations not proven:-

[As a result of this hearing, the Committee has determined that [name] has not committed misconduct
under rule 69.1(a).]

If allegations proven:-

[As a result of this hearing, the Committee has determined that [name] has committed misconduct under
rule 69.1(a).]

If only a warning issued:-

[The Committee has issued [name] with a warning and no further action will be taken by the Committee.]

If a penalty was imposed:-

[The Committee has penalized [name] by [insert details of penalty].

[The penalty will be reported to the [national authority].]

NOTES FOR USE OF WORDING:

• Add relevant information into the square brackets
• Omit wording in italics
• Do not add details of the nature of the misconduct or include the facts found. Only notify
competitors of the result of the hearing.
• If in doubt over the contents of the notice, do not post it. This may be particularly relevant where
the competitor is found not guilty (however this may be necessary if the original rule 69 hearing
was posted on the hearing schedule)
• Keep a copy of the notice

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