{"id":378,"date":"2019-08-22T22:39:10","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T22:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ballincolligbasketball.ie\/?page_id=378"},"modified":"2019-08-22T22:39:10","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T22:39:10","slug":"complaints-procedure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ballincolligbasketball.ie\/?page_id=378","title":{"rendered":"Complaints Procedure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Anyone wishing to make a complaint about any person acting in any capacity for&nbsp;Ballincollig Basketball Club&nbsp;within the context of&nbsp;the club\u2019s&nbsp;Code&nbsp;of Conduct&nbsp;must follow the set procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Submit a report in writing to the&nbsp;Management Committee&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ballincollig Basketball Club&nbsp;who may&nbsp;convene a Disciplinary committee, who will be responsible&nbsp;for dealing with the complaint;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the complaint involves a minor (a person under the age of 18) the complainer must include the confirmed age of the person involved and the CWO must be notified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On receipt of a complaint, the Management Committee of Ballincollig Basketball Club will follow guidelines set out in item 5,&nbsp;Suspension or Severance of Membership, of the Constitution<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suspension or Severance of Membership<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Management&nbsp;Committee has the power to terminate or suspend a membership or impose such penalty or sanction as it deems fit for conduct and\/or behaviour which, in its opinion, is considered to bring the sport or&nbsp;Ballincollig Basketball club&nbsp;into disrepute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the purpose of exercising this power, the&nbsp;Management&nbsp;Committee, having received a report in writing shall consider if the matter is of a sufficiently serious nature, shall appoint a Disciplinary Committee comprising not more than three persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Disciplinary Committee shall provide a copy of the report in question to the member(s) concerned and invite them to attend a meeting of the Disciplinary Committee to offer an explanation of the conduct at issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Disciplinary Committee shall have the power to demand the attendance of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Ballincollig Basketball club&nbsp;member or members,&nbsp;as are required at any hearing and\/or investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On completion of&nbsp;the disciplinary process&nbsp;the&nbsp;disciplinary&nbsp;committee shall submit a written report to the&nbsp;Management&nbsp;Committee. The report shall state its finding, conclusions and sanctions, if any, to be imposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A member whose membership has been terminated or suspended, or, on who a penalty or sanction has been imposed, shall have the right of appeal to the&nbsp;ManagementCommittee. The written appeal together with a \u20ac50.00 fee shall be submitted within seven&nbsp;days of&nbsp;the date notified&nbsp;of the Disciplinary Committee\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fee shall be returned if the appeal is upheld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the purpose of hearing this appeal the&nbsp;Management&nbsp;Committee shall appoint an Appeals Committee comprising of not more than three members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No member of the original&nbsp;Disciplinary&nbsp;Committee shall be eligible to be a member of the Appeals Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The findings of the Disciplinary Committee shall be suspended until the hearing of the appeal by the Appeals Committee. The Appeals Committee shall convene a meeting within seven days of&nbsp;receiving the appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Appeals Committee may confirm the findings and\/or the penalty imposed by the&nbsp;Disciplinary Committee or at its discretion reduce or increase same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision of the Appeals Committee shall be final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone wishing to make a complaint about any person acting in any capacity for&nbsp;Ballincollig Basketball Club&nbsp;within the context of&nbsp;the club\u2019s&nbsp;Code&nbsp;of Conduct&nbsp;must follow the set procedure. 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