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(a) |
Registrations: Nomination Forms of
Clubs applying for membership of the
Association shall be signed by the Office bearer of the club and
be
in the
hands of the Association Secretary or
Recording Secretary
on or before the date specified on the forms.
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(b) |
Clubs shall nominate teams and the desired
Division of play in the same manner as above
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(c) |
Late nominations may be accepted by the
Management Committee at its discretion. |
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Registration Fees to be determined by the
Management Committee |
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3. |
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Permit Committee powers shall be: |
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(a) |
To grant, refuse or defer any application for
a permit to play. |
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(b) |
To grant or refuse a player a permit to play
in a lower Division |
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(c) |
To grant or refuse a newly nominated player a
permit to play if such a player substantially alters the general standard of that team as
originally graded. |
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(d) |
To decide any other matters regarding players
eligibility which may be referred to it by the Management Committee.
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(e) |
To decide the nature and quantum of any
penalties for all Rules in 4 and 5.
ANY DECISION OF THE PERMIT COMMITTEE
SHALL BE FINAL |
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PLAYING REGULATIONS
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(a) |
Any Club playing a person,
registered or not, under a false name shall be liable to a penalty determined by the Permit Committee. Any team playing an
unregistered player shall forfeit two (2) premiership points in the first instance.
Any further infringement shall result in the loss of four (4) premiership points.
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(b) |
ORDER OF MERIT - Players must play in
order of merit. Order of merit means that players are ranked in order of ability
in relation to the other players in their own Club playing on the same night. Order of
merit shall be determined primarily, but not solely, by the current match results of
players. Alteration to order of merit: After the first three matches of
the minor round a player can not
be raised more than one relative position nor dropped more than
one relative position
without permission of the permit committee. e.g. Player #6 and #5 can only move to #4 or #3 respectively.
This rule also applies in reverse.
Playing out of order: Penalty determined by the Permit Committee
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(c) |
No player shall play in more than one team in
any one week except Division 3 & 4 players shall
be allowed to play in Division 1 or 2 teams on no more
than 5 occasions during the season. |
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(d) |
Where a Club has two or more teams playing in
any one Division both teams must be as near to equal standard as
possible and there must be no interchange of players
between such teams after the sixth minor round. |
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(e) |
Matches must be played on the nights set out
in the Programme. |
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(f) |
Play must start at 7.30pm. Any player not
available to play by 7.45pm shall forfeit all games for that match.
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(g) |
TEAMS: To consist of six players in all
Divisions providing a seventh player may share the 6th
playing position any that such 7th player must play one singles
match and one doubles match. Singles in order of merit and Doubles as per official score
sheet.
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(h) |
The Committee reserves the
right to re-grade teams in the situation whereby such
teams are considered stronger or weaker
than originally nominated |
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(i) |
NO SMOKING or consumption of alcohol in the
playing venues by players/ spectators. |
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(j) |
CLOTHING should be of a uniform dark colour. |
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(k) |
Equipment used and match rules must comply
with such playing rules and By Laws as shall be
determined by the Management Committee from time to
time. |
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(l) |
UMPIRING. The Home Team must supply Umpires
for the odd numbered matches and the visitors must supply
Umpires for the even numbered matches according to the score
sheet.
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(m) |
40mm, 3 Star Balls, all of the same colour
(either
orange or white)
with the brand name clearly visible must be used.
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(n) |
Any player giving a forfeit, who has not
participated in a match or part thereof on the night, shall not be credited with having played in the Match.
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(o) |
Any player receiving a forfeit
shall be credited with the rubber. |
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(p) |
In the event of a Team forfeiting,
the team receiving the forfeit shall receive 18 match points, and the forfeiting team shall be penalised 5 match
points .
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(q) |
Premiership Points shall be
awarded as follows: 5
points for a win , plus 1 point for each set won by the
competing Teams.
In the event of equal sets and games the result during the minor
round shall be deemed a draw. If such a situation occurs in the Finals
the match shall be decided by replaying all three of the first three doubles. (1&4,
2&5, 3&6). |
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(r) |
Division 5: This Division can only have two
players over the age of 18 at the end of the minor round. This Division is for Juniors and Adult beginners
without previous higher Division experience. (This Bylaw does not apply for the 2006
Season)
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(s) |
Both Teams must forward Score
sheets to the Recording Secretary within
2 (two) days of
the match. |
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(t) |
Individual matches will consist of the best
of 5 games to 11 points with a
change of
serve every 2
points, in all Divisions. |
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5. |
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FINALS |
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(a) |
Finals shall be as follows: Div. 1 &
2: Semi Finals:
1v4
and 2v3. Winners play in Grand Final.
Div. 3/4: 1 has bye and 2v3. 1 and winner play in Grand Final.
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(b) |
Final playing venues will be decided by the
Management Committee. |
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(c) |
Top team will supply the balls and the other
team the supper requirements, unless
otherwise agreed upon by the two teams. |
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(d) |
Eligibility. A
player shall qualify to play in the Final’s matches if
that player has played
at least five matches for the Club consisting of a minimum of
two in each half of the season. |
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(e) |
A player must not play in a
Division unless that player has played the majority of their matches in that Division or a lower Division.
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(f) |
No player who has played in a
Semi-Final in a higher Division shall play in a lower Division in the Preliminary or Grand Final without permission of
the Permit Committee. |
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(g) |
All games will be played out to a
conclusion in any Final. Refusal to play
out the ‘Dead Rubbers’ will incur a penalty of $50 to that
Club. |
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(h)
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A Club
may make application in writing to the Permit Committee to vary
the above rules in exceptional
circumstances. |
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(i) |
Each Club must supply the
Recording Secretary with a written list of players (including reserves) for each team in playing order for ALL FINALS
matches by 7.00pm two full days
after the second to last minor round of matches. PENALTY:
forfeiture of all major
round matches.
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