JUDICIAL PROCESS REVIEW CONCLUDES
7/4/2005 15:30 (Press Release) -
The Confederation of Motor Sport today announced a revised judicial
process for V8 Supercars following a report made by the Judicial Process
Review Panel.
Key elements of the changes include the appointment of an Investigating
and Prosecuting Officer, who will have the authority to investigate
matters, refer charges and recommend penalties to the Stewards,
mandatory minimum penalties for specified offences and the opportunity
for drivers to plead down offences, thereby reducing the penalty as a
result of an early admission to the Stewards.
There will also be an increased ability to hold Stewards' hearings away
from the race track as happens with other sport tribunals.
Mr Lex Lasry QC chaired the independent Judicial Process Review Panel
with representatives from the Stewards, CAMS, the FIA and the legal
profession.
"The modifications to the judicial system should provide competitors
with a clear understanding of what to expect for an infringement of the
rules," said Mr Lasry.
"We took full account of AVESCO and TEGA's expectations along with
submissions from one V8 Supercar team, and also looked at processes
employed by other sporting codes, such as the AFL, and motor sport in
other countries."
"I understand that subsequent agreement between CAMS, AVESCO and TEGA
has led to the changes of the regulations, which must comply with the
International Sporting Code of the Federation Internationale de
l'Automobile (FIA), being approved by the FIA.
In addition to the above changes, the appeals process, through the V8
Supercar National Court of Appeal, will allow for legal representation
to be granted at the discretion of the Court.
The new changes were trialled at the FORMULA 1 Foster's Australian Grand
Prix and will take effect from round one of the V8 Supercar Championship
Series at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide.
Release Date: 10/03/2005
CAMS
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