REGULATION 17 interpretation, recording and/or transcription and legal advice for the Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer. 17.20.2 The Player that is the subject of the proceedings or his Union shall pay his/their own costs, including travel/accommodation costs of the Player, his representatives and his witnesses, as well as his legal costs. 17.20.3 Notwithstanding the provisions of this Regulation 17.20, Disciplinary Committees and Judicial Officers shall have complete discretion to impose such cost orders as to the payment of costs relation to any proceedings, including the nature of costs set out in Appendix 1 to Regulation 18. 17.21 Post-Hearing Procedures 17.21.1 The decision of the Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer shall be advised to applicable parties, as soon as practicable after the hearing and shall be binding on notification to the Player or his representative or Union. The Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer may deliver a short oral decision at the conclusion of the hearing (with its/his reasons to be put in writing and communicated to the parties at a later date) or it/he may reserve the decision. If an oral decision is made it shall be binding from the time of communication to the parties. 17.21.2 Relevant parties heard by the Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer shall be entitled to a copy of the final written decision which shall, where practicable, be sent to them by the Host Union or Tournament Organiser within 48 hours of its being made available. The timelines for notifying World Rugby in Regulation 17.4.7 shall also be met. 17.21.3 Where a relevant party (including a Player, applicable Union(s) or Rugby Body) is adversely affected by a disciplinary decision such party shall be notified by the Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer of the circumstances in which an appeal to an Appeal Committee or Appeal Officer may be made. Such notification shall, ordinarily, be included in the Disciplinary Committee’s or Judicial Officer's final written decision and notified at the conclusion of the hearing if an oral decision is given. 17.21.4 The hearing by the Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer may be audio or audio-visually recorded or recorded by a stenographer. The record of the proceedings, and all papers associated with the proceedings, shall be held for a suitable period by the Host Union or Tournament Organiser. Copies of the record shall be made available to the relevant parties at reasonable cost only on appeal of the decision of the Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, copies of the record shall be made available to World Rugby upon its request. 17.22 Appeals 17.22.1 For the purposes of Regulation 17.22, “decision” shall mean the final written decision of the Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer. Last update: 14 January, 2015 258
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