At any hearing conducted under Rule 10(a), the Player Payments Disciplinary Committee shall: provide to every Club and Player charged an opportunity to be heard and to be represented by any person including a Legal Practitioner; and hear and determine the matter before it in an unbiased manner. Statement of grounds facie evidence The statement of grounds and any report prepared by the Integrity Officer shall be prima facie evidence of the matter or matters therein contained, provided that a copy of the statement of grounds and report has been provided to any Club and Player charged prior to the commencement of the hearing. Standard of proof The Player Payments Disciplinary Committee shall decide any charge laid under Rule 9 on the balance of probabilities whether a Club or Player has or has not engaged in the alleged conduct. Onus of proof A Club or Player charged by the [Metropolitan League/Region Commission] under Rule 9 shall bear the onus of establishing on the balance of probabilities that the alleged conduct was not engaged in. Decision At the conclusion of its hearing, the Player Payments Disciplinary Committee may: declare the charge sustained and may impose a sanction as provided for under Rule 11; declare the charge dismissed; or adjourn the hearing to a date or indefinitely. Any decision of the Player Payments Disciplinary Committee under this Rule is final and binding, subject to any appeal under Rule 12. No reasons The Player Payments Disciplinary Committee shall not be obliged to give reasons for a decision under Rule 10(i). Validity of hearing Where there is any procedural irregularity in the manner in which a matter has been brought before the Player Payments Disciplinary Committee, the Player Payments Disciplinary Committee may still hear and determine the matter unless it is of the opinion that the irregularity has caused or may cause injustice if the matter was heard. Sanctions Imposition of sanctions Subject to Rule 11(a)(ii), the Player Payments Disciplinary Committee may impose any sanction on any Club or Player contravening this Player Payment Rule that, in absolute discretion they think fit.
At any hearing conducted under Rule 10(a), the Player Payments Disciplinary Committee shall: provide to every Club and Player charged an opportunity to be heard and to be represented by any person including a Legal Practitioner; and hear and determine the matter before it in an unbiased manner. Statement of grounds facie evidence The statement of grounds and any report prepared by the Integrity Officer shall be prima facie evidence of the matter or matters therein contained, provided that a copy of the statement of grounds and report has been provided to any Club and Player charged prior to the commencement of the hearing. Standard of proof The Player Payments Disciplinary Committee shall decide any charge laid under Rule 9 on the balance of probabilities whether a Club or Player has or has not engaged in the alleged conduct. Onus of proof A Club or Player charged by the [Metropolitan League/Region Commission] under Rule 9 shall bear the onus of establishing on the balance of probabilities that the alleged conduct was not engaged in. Decision At the conclusion of its hearing, the Player Payments Disciplinary Committee may: declare the charge sustained and may impose a sanction as provided for under Rule 11; declare the charge dismissed; or adjourn the hearing to a date or indefinitely. Any decision of the Player Payments Disciplinary Committee under this Rule is final and binding, subject to any appeal under Rule 12. No reasons The Player Payments Disciplinary Committee shall not be obliged to give reasons for a decision under Rule 10(i). Validity of hearing Where there is any procedural irregularity in the manner in which a matter has been brought before the Player Payments Disciplinary Committee, the Player Payments Disciplinary Committee may still hear and determine the matter unless it is of the opinion that the irregularity has caused or may cause injustice if the matter was heard. Sanctions Imposition of sanctions Subject to Rule 11(a)(ii), the Player Payments Disciplinary Committee may impose any sanction on any Club or Player contravening this Player Payment Rule that, in absolute discretion they think fit.
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