[blml] ...have we really come to this??? [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Tim West-Meads asserted:

>Neither my interpretation nor that of any other TD *can* be
>superseded by the CoP.  As a guiding document it applies solely
>to WBF competitions while as a source of official interpretation
>of law it has no standing whatsoever.

Richard Hills corrects:

If Tim should read the English Bridge Union "White Book", the
EBU's official guide for EBU Tournament Directors, Tim will note
that the EBU has adopted most of the clauses of the WBF Code of
Practice, including this particular clause that we are debating.

Therefore, if Tim should direct an EBU tournament, Tim cannot use
his own interpretation of Law 73A2, but must instead abide by the
CoP interpretation of Law 73A2, since that has the status of an
EBU regulation.

Law 81B2:

"The Director is bound by these Laws and by supplementary
regulations announced by the sponsoring organisation."


Best wishes

Richard James Hills, amicus curiae
Level 6 Aqua Training Suite, DIAC
02 6225 6776

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