(a) the actions of a fellow driver in an incident occurring at the venue
(b) the technical specifications of a fellow drivers equipment
35.2 All
protests must be lodged no later than thirty minutes after the completion of the
race.
35.3 A
protest can only be submitted by the driver concerned. In the case of a junior
driver, parent or guardian assistance is permitted.
35.4 All
protests shall be in writing, signed by the driver and accompanied by the
appropriate fee as per Appendix "E". The fee shall be refunded in full if the
protest is upheld, if the protest is lost the fee to be forfeited to (a) AIDKA
or (b) the owner of the equipment shall be compensated as determined by AIDKA.
35.5 All
protests and correspondence for the protest committee of the meeting shall be
directed through the drivers representative, if appointed, otherwise the chief
steward.
35.6 The
protest committee will be a panel of three people nominated by AIDKA for title
events or the stewards of the meeting for club events. Any member of the protest
committee who has a conflict of interest shall step down as a member for that
hearing and a substitute nominated.
35.7 Race
meeting results cannot be finalised for any affected class while any protest is
pending a decision by the protest committee.
36.
APPEALS AND APPEAL COMMITTEE
36.1
A driver
may lodge an appeal if they consider themselves aggrieved by
a decision or ruling.
36.2
All Appeals shall be in writing and presented on the correct form, accompanied
by the appropriate fee as per Appendix “E” and
36.3
An Appeal can only be
submitted by the individual concerned in the Appeal. In the case of a Junior
Driver, parent or guardian assistance is permitted.
36.4
This appeal shall have the
effect of suspending a sentence of suspension, disqualification or exclusion
until the appeal is heard by the A.I.D.K.A appointed committee.
36.5
An A.I.D.K.A appointed Appeal Committee shall hear all Appeals.
36.6
On receiving an appeal,
the Secretary of A.I.D.K.A shall initiate the appointment of an Appeal
Committee. A meeting of the Appeal Committee shall be scheduled as soon as
possible for the purpose of hearing the appeal.
36.7
All parties involved in
the appeal shall be given notice of the date, time and place of the hearing and
shall be allowed to provide witnesses or evidence as determined by the Appeal
Committee without setting precedence.
36.8
After hearing evidence
from the appellant, the respondent and their associated witnesses, the Appeal
Committee will adjourn to make a decision. The Committee has the authority to
either uphold or dismiss the appeal.
36.9
The decision of the
Committee is to be conveyed to the appellant forthwith and entered in the
appellants log book.
36.10
If the appeal is dismissed
the penalty, as recorded in the appellants log book, will commence forthwith.
36.11
The decision of the Appeals Committee shall be final.
36.12
If the appeal is upheld
the appeal fee is to be refunded otherwise the fee shall be forfeited to A.I.D.K.A
