Following an update from AFL Victoria, the BFNL Independent Tribunal has adopted new procedures for both reporting and assessing judicial incidents.
Players who have been “reported” will now have their alleged incident classified that includes either base sanctions, tribunal referrals or deductions for early guilty pleas.
The new processes will ensure greater consistency across competitions and has been implement with the full support of the Ballarat FNL, Maryborough Castlemaine District FNL, BFUA and clubs.
“The new process will ensure the BFNL, and other competitions are consistent in how incidents are assessed and should reduce the number of cases referred to the tribunal," said Ballarat FNL Competition Manager Matt Newton.
"Players with good records can also now receive a ‘discount’ for accepting an early guilty plea which was not available previously,".
