Proposal from
Wolfgang Lintl, Germany
Proposal title
Reason for complaints
Existing text
1.9.7 COMPLAINTS
A competitor who is dissatisfied on any matter may, through his team leader, make a complaint in writing to the Director.
Complaints shall be made, and dealt with, without delay but in any case must be presented not later than 6 hours after the respective Provisional Score sheet has been published, not counting the time between 22:00 and 07:00, except for the tasks of the last competition day, or for Provisional Score sheets published on or after the last competition day, when the time limit is 2 hours.
A complaint that could affect a task result must be dealt with and answered in writing before any official score sheet is issued. All complaints and their responses must be published on the official notice board. (S10 4.36)
New text
1.9.7 COMPLAINTS
A competitor who is dissatisfied with a decision of the director or his result/scoring on any matter may, through his team leader, make a complaint in writing to the Director.
Complaints shall be made, and dealt with, without delay but in any case must be presented not later than 6 hours after the respective Provisional Score sheet has been published, not counting the time between 22:00 and 07:00, except for the tasks of the last competition day, or for Provisional Score sheets published on or after the last competition day, when the time limit is 2 hours.
A complaint that could affect a task result must be dealt with and answered in writing before any official score sheet is issued. All complaints and their responses must be published on the official notice board. (S10 4.36).
Reason
To avoid tactical complaints/protests, the complaint should be only done in regards of a team. If Proposal No. 5 is accepted, this change have to be done.