REGULATION 20 20.9 Judicial Committee or Judicial Officer – Power to regulate its/his Own Procedures 20.9.1 The general procedures relating to hearings before Judicial Committees and Judicial Officers contained in Regulation 18, Appendix 1 shall apply to any matter arising under this Regulation. In this regard disciplinary proceedings shall include for the avoidance of doubt Misconduct proceedings. 20.9.2 The Judicial Committee or Judicial Officer shall deal with cases involving alleged Misconduct as soon as practicable and at a convenient location for the Union, Player or Person subject to the Misconduct proceedings. This location does not have to be in the country in which the alleged Misconduct took place and shall be determined by the Judicial Committee or Judicial Officer in consultation with the Host Union or Tournament Organiser or World Rugby (as appropriate). 20.9.3 The Judicial Committee or Judicial Officer may at its or his discretion impose a provisional suspension on a Player or Person subject to a Misconduct complaint pending the resolution of the case. 20.9.4 At any hearing of a Misconduct complaint, the designated disciplinary officer (or his nominee) shall be in attendance to explain the basis of the Misconduct complaint and present the Misconduct complaint and he may be assisted by a legal advisor. 20.9.5 The designated disciplinary officer shall have the burden of proving, on the balance of probabilities, that an act or acts of Misconduct have been committed. The Player, Person or other party subject to the Misconduct complaint shall be asked if he accepts that he has committed an act of Misconduct. The Judicial Committee or Judicial Officer shall determine its/his factual findings and whether it/he is satisfied on the balance of probabilities that an act or acts of Misconduct has been committed by the Player, Person or other party concerned. 20.10 Sanctions for Misconduct 20.10.1 If a Judicial Committee or Judicial Officer determines that an act or acts of Misconduct have been committed then it/he shall receive and consider representations on sanctions. The Judicial Committees and Judicial Officers shall be entitled to impose such sanction as they think fit on the Union, Person and/or Player and/or other party concerned including, but not limited to, the following: (a) a caution, warning as to future conduct, reprimand; (b) a fine and/or compensation orders; (c) a suspension for a specified number of Matches (including all on-field activities) or period of time; (d) expulsion from the remainder of a Tournament and/or Series of Matches; Last update: 14 January, 2015 304
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