Appeals

LAW 92 RIGHT TO APPEAL

A. Contestant's Right: A contestant or his Captain may appeal for a review of any ruling made at his table by the Director.
B. Time of Appeal: The right to request or appeal a Director's ruling expires 30 minutes after the official score has been made available for inspection, unless the sponsoring organization has specified a different time period.
C. How to Appeal: All appeals shall be made through the Director.
D. Concurrence of Appellants: An appeal shall not be heard unless both members of a pair (except in an individual contest), or the captain of a team, concur in appealing. An absent member shall be deemed to concur.

Sponsoring organizations may establish penalties for appeals without merit.

LAW 93 PROCEDURES OF APPEAL

A. No Appeals Committee

The Chief Director shall hear and rule upon all appeals if there is no Tournament or Appeals Committee, or when a committee cannot meet without disturbing the orderly progress of the tournament.

B. Appeals Committee Available

If a committee is available,

1. Appeal Concerns Law: The Chief Director shall hear and rule upon such part of the appeal as deals solely with the Law or regulations. His ruling may be appealed to the committee.
2. All Other Appeals: The Chief Director shall refer all other appeals to the committee for adjudication.
3. Adjudication of Appeals: In adjudicating appeals the committee may exercise all powers assigned by these Laws to the Director, except that the committee may not overrule the Director on a point of law or regulations, or on exercise of his disciplinary powers. The committee may recommend to the Director that he change his ruling.

C. Appeal to National Authority

After the preceding remedies have been exhausted, further appeal may be taken to the national authority (on a point of law, in ACBL the National Laws Commission, 2990 Airways Boulevard, Memphis, TN, 38116-3847).

Zonal organizations may establish differing conditions of appeals for special contests.