[blml] Law 80 (Regulatory Authority) [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Reg Busch]

richard.hills at immi.gov.au wrote:

>Reg Busch wondered:
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>[big snip]
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>>I've wondered why the WBF scrapped the Sponsoring Organisation
>>principle, which worked well, in favour of an RA.
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>[big snip]
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>Richard Hills unofficial reply:
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>My unofficial thoughts are that:
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>(1) the 1997 concept of "sponsoring organisation" did not work
>well, since the concept was undefined,
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>and
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>(2) there was not a one-to-one replacement of the 1997 concept
>of "sponsoring organisation" with the 2007 concept of
>"Regulating Authority".  Rather the 1997 undefined concept of
>"sponsoring organisation" was replaced with _two_ defined 2007
>concepts, "Tournament Organizer" and "Regulating Authority".
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>Reg Busch hypothetical:
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>>Player (or more likely his lawyer): 'You can't take action
>>against me. You no longer have the right to make regulations
>>under the Laws of Bridge'
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>Law 80B2(f):
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>The Tournament Organizer's powers and duties include:
>to announce regulations supplementary to, but not in conflict
>with, these Laws.
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>Reg Busch: But the Tournament Organiser has to be recognised by the RA and is subject to the RA's requirements. If the RA is exercising its powers illegally according to civil law, where does that leave the Tournament Organiser?
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Reg


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