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protest to the Head Judge as soon as possible.
14.4 If a competitor lodges a protest in good time and as a result of lodging the protest
they are late for their next run then their lateness shall not count as a refusal under rule
11.1, so the competitor shall not forfeit such a run.
14.5 In the event of a protest under rule 14.1, the Head Judge may, at his discretion, allow
the competitor to attempt the run again. If this is allowed then the score on the rerun
shall stand in place of any score achieved on the original run, even if the original run
scored more highly.
14.6 When considering whether to allow a rerun following a protest, the Head Judge shall
consider the extent to which any outside in luence was foreseeable or greater than that
experienced by other competitors. In particular, if the protest stems from distraction by
spectators or others near the track then the Head Judge shall consider whether such
distraction was no more than should have been expected, bearing in mind the event and
the crowd conditions in general.

15. Appeals
15.1 Prior to the start of a competition an Appeals Committee must be selected. For a 3*
or 4* competition, it should consist of 6 people: 2 judges (chief referee and one other), 2
people nominated by the organiser, and 2 people nominated by the competitors. All
should be well versed in the rules.
15.1.1 In the event of an appeal, a panel of 3 persons from the appeals committee will
be convened. The requirement to use 3 people from the committee means that if any
of the appeals committee has a con lict of interest (they are the subject of the appeal,
or the same club or national team as the complainant) they can remove themselves
from potential selection for that panel.
15.1.2 In a 2* competition two people must be nominated who will work with the
Head Judge (if he is not connected to the subject matter of the appeal), or
independently (if the complaint concerns a ruling by the Head Judge)
15.1.3 The identity of members of the Appeals Committee, or nominated persons
(#15.1.2), should be made known to competitors at the pre-competition briefing and
should be displayed in writing at the central information hub throughout the
competition.
15.2 The appeals committee will deal with any queries regarding the validity of scores, or
refereeing decisions. Including, but not limited to:
a. Any ruling by the Head Judge
b. Any score awarded by a target judge
c. The time recorded for a run