(a) Any SLSA authority conducting a carnival, competition, or event shall appoint a Competition Disciplinary Committee to inquire immediately into any allegation of conduct by a member which:
(i) Breaches, fails, or constitutes a refusal to comply with a provision of SLSA’s constitution, regulations or resolution or determination of SLSA or of a State, Branch or club or any duly authorised committee or board, or
(ii) Is unbecoming of a member or prejudicial to the objects and interests of SLSA and/or surf lifesaving, or
(iii) Brings SLSA, any State Centre, Branch, club, or surf lifesaving into disrepute and which was alleged to have been committed at any competition or within a reasonable time before or after the competition:
(a) Whilst travelling to or from a competition, or
(b) Whilst within the jurisdiction of the relevant SLSA competition authority
(b) The Competition Disciplinary Committee may penalise a member found guilty of such conduct in such manner as it deems appropriate. Penalties may include forfeiture of titles or trophies won at the competition, censure, and expulsion of individuals, teams and/or clubs from competition and/or the competition venue and/or other penalties deemed appropriate.
(c) A member who, or which has received a penalty or an adverse finding from a Competition Disciplinary Committee may, within 7 days from the date of receiving the determination in writing, lodge an appeal as detailed in the SLSA Policy 6.06 (Complaints Resolution).