REGULATION 18 APPENDIX 1 APPENDIX 1. PROCEDURES AND POWERS OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS, JUDICIAL COMMITTEES, DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEES, APPEAL COMMITTEES AND APPEAL OFFICERS ("DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL") IN CONNECTION WITH JURISDICTION, PROCESS AND EVIDENTIAL MATTERS RELATING TO HEARINGS. 1. General 1.1 Disciplinary Tribunals constituted under these Regulations shall exercise their functions independently, including independently of (i) the parties to the Match and/or proceedings, (ii) the Unions, Associations or Rugby Bodies under whose jurisdiction responsibility falls for the relevant Match and shall not perform a legislative role in any Union, Association or Rugby Body involved in the Match and/or proceedings. 1.2 Disciplinary Tribunals shall be fully autonomous and, in particular, any decision they make shall be binding on the Player, Person, his/their national Union(s), Rugby Body(ies) and all other Unions, Associations, Tournament Organisers and their constituent bodies, none of whom shall have the power to affirm, revoke or alter any decision. 1.3 The standard of proof on all questions to be determined by Disciplinary Tribunals shall be the balance of probabilities unless otherwise specified in a particular Regulation. Disciplinary Tribunals shall have no discretion in this regard. 1.4 Unions, Associations and Disciplinary Tribunals shall be entitled to publish as they think fit reports of their proceedings, findings and penalties and in the case of such bodies appointed by World Rugby, such publication shall be made through World Rugby. No member of a Disciplinary Tribunal shall comment to the media on a decision of that body. 1.5 Disciplinary Tribunals shall have absolute discretion in imposing orders as to the payment of costs in relation to any proceedings including the cost of holding the hearings, interpretation and legal costs, travel and accommodation costs of the members of the Disciplinary Tribunals and/or any other expenses necessary for the proper conduct of the hearing. 1.6 All hearings shall take place in private. 1.7 Disciplinary Tribunals: (a) shall be entitled to adjourn and/or postpone proceedings; (b) shall be entitled to determine whether witnesses that give evidence are able to remain within the room in which the matter is being heard after their evidence has been given; Last update: 14 January, 2015 287
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