REGULATION 17 17.18 Disciplinary Committees and/or Judicial Officers - Powers and Procedures 17.18.1 The General Procedures relating to hearings before Disciplinary Committees and Judicial Officers contained in Regulation 18, Appendix 1 shall apply to any matter arising under this Regulation. 17.18.2 The referee of the Match in which the Player is Ordered Off (and, if a Player is Ordered Off as a result of an assistant referee's intervention, the assistant referee) shall, unless exceptionally permitted by the Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer, attend the hearing (whether in person or via telephonic and/or audiovisual means). Nothing in this Regulation shall prevent the Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer hearing and determining disciplinary proceedings in the absence of the referee and/or assistant referee. 17.18.3 The Citing Commissioner of the Match in which the Player is cited shall, if so required by the Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer, attend the hearing (whether in person or via telephone and/or audiovisual means) for the purposes of providing evidence and/or a further explanation of the factual material relied upon in the making of the citing. 17.18.4 In respect of cases involving the Ordering Off or citing of a Player, the Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer shall ensure that, prior to the hearing, the Player Ordered Off or cited has been supplied with, and has had a sufficient opportunity to consider, the referee's report and the report of the assistant referee (where applicable), and/or the citing report together with any other information, reports or evidence. 17.18.5 Any electronic recording of an incident permitted in evidence by a Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer shall preferably be viewed without the sound or commentary associated with it being heard, save where the sound or commentary includes the comments made by the referee through his microphone in relation to the specific incident in question or if the parties agree that the sound or commentary should be played. 17.18.6 At any hearing the Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer may direct that the Host Union or Tournament Organiser be represented. If so, the Union or Tournament Organiser shall appear by counsel or by a representative at the hearing, in such capacity as the Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer requires, to provide assistance to the Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer in the discharge of its duties. 17.18.7 The Disciplinary Officer (or his nominee), or the disciplinary officer of the Host Union or Tournament Organiser (as the case may be) shall be permitted representation at any hearing arising out of any alleged acts of Foul Play arising from Matches within their jurisdiction and/or control. 17.18.8 Where evidence is given before a Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer there shall be no cross-examination of any witness other than by Last update: 14 January, 2015 252
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