Code of Conduct

Definitions

 a) Northwest Territories Curling Association including its, Competition Liaisons, Head Officials, Employees, Board of Directors and appointed representatives.

b) Competitor/Coach Any person who is participating in or who has participated as a member of any team in, any competition or event sponsored, promoted, endorsed or supported by the NWTCA.

c) Decision, Any decision or rule interpretation made, or disciplinary measure taken, by the NWTCA.

Obligations of Competitors and Coaches

Each Competitor/Coach shall comply with all reasonable directions and instructions given to them by the NWTCA, it's Competition Liaisons, Head Officials, Board of Directors and representatives and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Competitor/Coach is obligated to:

a) avoid any action or conduct that would reasonably be expected to reflect adversely upon the NWTCA and its athletes, teams, coaches, employees, officers, directors, member or sponsors and to conduct themselves in a manner which will bring credit to the NWTCA and the specific parties named above;

b) rely upon and utilize the Appeal procedure established hereunder to resolve any issues, rulings, complaints or conflicts that may arise during any competition and to exhaust all such Appeal procedures before making any disputed issues, ruling, complaints or conflicts public;

c) avoid any action or conduct that would reasonably be expected to significantly disrupt or interfere with a competition or the preparation of any Competitor/Coach for a competition;

d) avoid alcoholic consumption to a level, which would reasonably be expected to impair the ability of a Competitor/Coach to speak, walk or drive or to cause a Competitor/Coach to behave in a disruptive manner during any competition;

e) avoid the use of drugs banned by the rules of the International Curling Federation, Sport Canada, Canadian Curling Association, and the NWTCA; (for an updated list, please contact the Canadian Center for Drug-free Sport at 1-800-672-7775 or Sportnorth at 1 –800-661-0797. )

f) submit to random substance control testing upon request by the Association or any person authorized by the Association for such purpose;

g) avoid possession of anabolic drugs and to neither supply these drugs, directly or indirectly, to any other person nor to encourage there use in any way; 

h) participate in any substance abuse control education program approved by the NWT, the Department of Health and Social Services and the NWTCA if requested to do so by the NWTCA.

i) abide by the rules of the competition.

j) At least one (1) team representative must attend the designated competition team meeting.  The team must attend the banquet held in conjunction with the competition. If a competitor must be absent from the team meeting or banquet because of illness, accident or other extenuating circumstances, prior permission must be granted by the Competition Liaison. Failure to do so will result in the competitor being dealt with in accordance with 3(a).

k) all Junior playdowns, starting at the first level of play and ending with the Territorial level of play, are completely non alcoholic for Competitors. As such, all competitors will refrain from the use of alcohol from the time of arrival at the event site until the time of departure, from the event site. The curling club lounge shall be off limits to all competitors when the bar is open for business.

Disciplinary Measures

a) The NWTCA shall have the right to administer disciplinary measures in the event of contravention of any of the above specified obligations by a Competitor/Coach. Such disciplinary measures shall include but are not limited to:

i) Informal reprimand (verbal);

ii) Formal reprimand (written);

iii) Temporary suspension from a competition;

iv) Permanent suspension from a competition;

v) Disqualification from a competition;

vi) Dismissal from any team competing in a competition.

Appeal Procedure

A. For Territorial, Yukon/NWT and National Play.

a) The NWTCA appointed Head Official shall rule on any disputes arising at a competition at the Territorial level.

b) The NWTCA appointed Championship Director shall rule on any disputes arising at a competition at the Yukon/NWT level.

 4.1

FOR TERRITORIAL MEN'S AND WOMEN'S, TERRITORIAL MIXED, TERRITORIAL JUNIOR MEN'S AND WOMEN'S, TERRITORIAL SENIOR MEN'S AND WOMEN’S PLAY.

a)      The NWTCA Championship Director for each of the Competitions shall appoint a Head Official.

b)      The Curling Club Hosting the Territorial Championship shall appoint a Competition Liaison.

c) The Head Official shall rule on any disputes arising at the Competition.

d) A Competitor/Coach may appeal a decision of a Head Official to an Appeal Committee. The Competitor/Coach must notify the Head Official before the game is completed that an appeal is being taken and that the game is being played under protest. The Competitor/Coach shall deliver a Notice of Appeal to the Competition Liaison on the earlier of:

(i) 1 hour after the conclusion of the game; and

(ii) immediately after the completion of the game if either of the teams involved in the decision being appealed from is to play in a game that is scheduled immediately after the game involving the decision being appealed from.

e) The Appeal Committee shall consist of the Head Official and two persons appointed by the Competition Liaison for such purpose from the following body of persons:

(i) The President of the NWTCA;

(ii) Any Vice President of the NWTCA;

(iii) The Past President of the NWTCA;

(iv) The Board of Directors of the NWTCA;

(v) Any Board of Director.

Note: Any two of the three can rule on the appeal.

f) The appeal shall be heard at a time determined by the Competition Liaison.

g) A Notice of Appeal shall concisely state the reasons and grounds for the appeal and shall be delivered to the Competition Liaison.

h) All interested parties shall have a right to attend at the appeal and be entitled to be represented at the appeal by an agent or by legal counsel and shall have the right to present evidence and arguments thereat, provided, however, that the Competition Liaison shall be entitled to refuse adjournments including adjournments that are being requested to enable an agent or legal counsel to attend.

i) The decision of the Appeal Committee shall be final and binding on both the NWTCA and the Competitor/Coach. There shall be no further appeal from the decision of Appeal Committee.

Code of Conduct Policy approved at the Annual General Meeting of the Association:

 Dated: _____April 30,2000