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

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Ed Reppert asks:

[snip]

>>>In parallel with this principle of modern military law
>>>one could argue that a TD should not be bound by
>>>"illegal" regulations, but who decides whether they are
>>>illegal?

[snip]

John (MadDog) Probst answers:

[snip]

>>If, in the opinion of the TD a regulation is illegal, then
>>he *should* disregard it as it is in conflict with the
>>Laws.

[snip]

English Bridge Union "Orange Book" contradicts:

>1 C Following published regulations
>
>1 C 1 Players entering events are expected to submit
>themselves to the published regulations.
>
>1 C 2 Players are expected to comply with regulations even
>though they may doubt the legality of the regulations
>(under the Laws of Bridge). Players seeking to challenge
>regulations should do so by approaching the Laws and Ethics
>Committee via correspondence, rather than (say) via the
>appeals process. See 1 B for how to contact the Committee.
>
>1 C 3 The Laws and Ethics Committee encourages such
>approaches in cases of difficulty.

Richard Hills quibbles:

However, this "Orange Book" clause 1C is not relevant to
John Probst's answer, since the clause applies to EBU
*players*, but does not apply to a MadDog EBU *director*.

:-)

And, of course, even if clause 1C was revised so that
"players" was amended to "players and directors", what if a
MadDog director deemed that such a revised clause 1C was an
illegal regulation?

:-)


Best wishes

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

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