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REGULATION 21 21.13.8.13 The decision of the Post-Hearing Review Body shall be advised to the parties as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the hearing. When it considers it appropriate, the Post-Hearing Review Body may deliver a short oral decision at the conclusion of the hearing with its reasons to be put in writing and communicated to the parties at a later date, or it may reserve its decision. 21.13.8.14 Costs associated with any proceedings before the Post-Hearing Review Body shall, ordinarily, be borne by the party seeking review. The Post- Hearing Review Body shall, however, have full discretion in relation to the costs of Post-Hearing Review Body proceedings and may order any party or parties to pay some or all of the costs of proceedings under this Regulation 21.13.8 including the cost of holding the review, the cost of any interpreters and/or the legal and/or travel/accommodation costs of the members of the Post-Hearing Review Body and/or the parties. 21.13.8.15 In exercising its jurisdiction the Post-Hearing Review Body shall have power to quash, suspend, vary or increase the decisions and/or sanction reviewed, subject always to the provisions of Regulation 21.10. Union, Association, NADO and Tournament Organiser Post-Hearing Review Procedures 21.13.8.16 In respect of cases involving anti-doping rule violations under the jurisdiction of Unions, Associations, National Anti-Doping Organisations or Tournament Organisers following a first instance hearing and/or decision, Unions, Associations and Tournament Organisers and/or National Anti- Doping Organisations as applicable shall establish an independent posthearing review body (which for the avoidance of doubt may, without limitation, be the appeal committee of the national sports resolution body and/or National Anti-Doping Organisation) and shall implement procedures in compliance with Regulation 21.13.8.1 to 21.13.8.15 above and Regulation 21.25.1 below. 21.13.8.17 Unions, Associations, Tournament Organisers and National Anti-Doping Organisations s must ensure that as a minimum requirement the parties having the right to refer a case to the post-hearing review body of the Union, Association, Tournament Organiser or National Anti-Doping Organisation (as the case may be) shall include the Player or other Person subject to the decision being reviewed, the Union, Association, National Anti-Doping Organisation or Tournament Organiser (as the case may be), World Rugby (including without limitation representative(s) of its Anti-Doping Advisory Committee pursuant to Regulation 21.25.1) and WADA. The written decision of the post-hearing review body shall be notified to World Rugby within 72 hours of it being communicated to the Player or other Person concerned. 21.14 CONFIDENTIALITY AND REPORTING 21.14.1 Information Concerning Adverse Analytical Findings, Atypical Findings, and Other Asserted Anti-Doping Rule Violations Last update: 14 January, 2015 382


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