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 DanceSport Australia or DSA means DanceSport Australia Limited, ACN 085 929 835 a company limited by guarantee.
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 ===== 2 TO WHOM IT IS APPLICABLE =====
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 **2.1** These rules are applicable to all members of DanceSport Australia and to those persons or organisations or affiliate members that hold registrations or accreditations from DanceSport Australia.
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 **2.2** To the extent permitted under law, the rules are also applicable to all other non-registered members of the DanceSports fraternity, including spectators, at all registered DanceSports competitions throughout Australia and its Territories or Dependencies.
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 **2.3** Disciplinary action against a person or body corporate that is not a member of DSA or who does not hold a registration with DSA, shall be carried out as if the person or body corporate IS a member of DSA or holds a registration with DSA, during the whole of the period covered by the disciplinary action.
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 **2.4** No disciplinary action shall be implemented against any person or organisation unless the relevant procedures for hearing complaints and appeals (where an appeal is made) have been followed. This includes persons or organisations who are not members of DSA or who hold no registration with DSA.
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 **2.5** If any rule is negated by a properly constituted court of law or is found to be invalid and not enforceable in accordance with its terms, the negation shall apply only in so far as the court’s jurisdiction provides and only to the rule negated. All other rules which are self-sustaining and capable of separate enforcement regarding the invalid rule shall continue to apply and be enforced in accordance with their own terms.
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 **2.6** These rules shall be administered under the direction of the DSA National Board and thereafter by the respective Committees, or such other committees, organisations and appointees which DanceSport Australia may determine:
-  * Inquiries about these rules and complaints or protests on any matter should be made in the first instance to the DSA Ethics Committee.
+  * Inquiries about these rules and complaints or protests on any matter should be made in the first instance to the DSA [[rules:definitions#ethics_committee|Ethics Committee]].
   * Should any point arise not covered by these rules, it shall be referred to the DSA Ethics Committee whose decision shall be binding.
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 **2.7** Notwithstanding any other clause in these rules, the DSA National Board shall have the authority to make exemptions to these rules or to make special rules, but only for the specific purpose of meeting the conditions of a sponsorship, streaming/broadcasting media or other similar type agreement between DSA and a third party, where DSA is a primary beneficiary, and provided that the agreement itself complies with the objects of DSA as set out in the DSA Constitution.
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 ===== 3 ORDER OF PRECEDENCE =====
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   * A decision of the DSA National Board
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 ===== 4 OBJECTS OF THE RULES OF DANCESPORT =====
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   * Provide for an efficient system for the registration and administration of DanceSport competitions.
   * Provide for an efficient and equitable set of guidelines for promoters and organisers of DanceSport competitions.
-  * Promote the condemnation of the use of performance enhancing drugs by enforcing current drug and doping policies laid down by the Australian Sports Commission.
+  * Promote the condemnation of the use of performance-enhancing drugs by enforcing current drug and doping policies laid down by the Australian Sports Commission.
-  * Not to be inconsistent with, and to promote Australia's interests concerning, international agreements and conventions relating to, the administration of DanceSport.
+  * Not to be inconsistent with, and to promote Australia’s interests concerning, international agreements and conventions relating to, the administration of DanceSport.
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 ===== 5 APPEALS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION =====
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 **5.2** Any member organisation has the right to refer any dispute or complaint directly to Sports Integrity Australia.
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 **5.3** Any dispute or difference whatsoever arising out of, or in connection with these rules, which is not covered by a disciplinary and/or an appeal procedure, shall be submitted to mediation in accordance with, and subject to, the mediation process of Sports Integrity Australia.
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 **5.4** It is a condition of any DSA registration or other dealings between DSA and a third party arising out of or in connection with these rules, that the registered person, partnership or body corporate, or other third party, shall have agreed to first follow the relevant disciplinary and appeal procedures set out in these rules, or otherwise the mediation process referred to in [[#r5_3|Rule 5.3]], in respect of any dispute or difference arising out of or in connection with these rules.
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 ===== 6 ALTERATION TO RULES =====
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-**6.1** Any changes to these rules must first be recommended to the DSA National Board by the DSA Chairperson Committee and have previously been set out in an agenda for a meeting of the DSA National Board.
+**6.1** Any changes to these rules must first be recommended to the DSA National Board by the DSA [[rules:definitions#chairperson_committee|Chairperson Committee]] and have previously been set out in an agenda for a meeting of the DSA National Board.
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 **6.2** Any rule change deemed necessary by the DSA National Board, the DSA National Board should first seek input from the DSA Chairperson Committee before implementation.
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 **6.4** DSA National Board may accept, amend or reject the recommendation from the DSA Chairperson Committee, and further may direct the DSA Chairperson Committee to review the recommendation, considering the recommendation(s) of the DSA National Board.
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 **6.5** Nothing in the foregoing [[#r6|Section 6]] shall affect the rights of the DSA National Board, under the Constitution, to inter alia make, alter, and repeal any by-law, policy statement and other directive as it may deem necessary or expedient for the proper conduct and management of DanceSport in Australia.
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 **6.6** Notwithstanding anything stated anywhere else in these rules, any revision of, addition to or deletion from the rules must comply with the provisions of the DSA Constitution. Where there is inconsistency, the provisions of the DSA Constitution will be paramount.
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-===== 7 DEFINITIONS =====
-In these rules, unless otherwise specified:
-**AIS** means the Australian Institute of Sport established by the Australian Sports Commission Act of 1989.
-**AOC** means the Australian Olympic Committee, the National Olympic Committee for Australia recognised by the IOC.
-**ASC** means the Australian Sports Commission established by the Australian Sports Commission Act 1989.
-**Assistant Instructor** means a DSA Member who holds a current DSA Assistant Instructor qualification.
-**Athlete** means a person who holds a current DSA Athlete Licence.
-**Australia** means all States, Territories and External Territories in Australia.
-**Chairperson of Adjudicators** is a DSA Member who holds a DSA Chairpersons qualification.
-**Chairperson Committee (CC)** is a Committee established by the DSA National Board under the DSA Constitution.
-**Chief Executive Officer** (**CEO**) means the Chief Executive Officer of DSA.
-**Chief Financial Officer (CFO)** means the Chief Financial Officer of DSA.
-**Championship** means a competition title so designated by DSA.
-**Championship Adjudicator** means a DSA Member who holds a DSA Championship Adjudicator qualification.
-**Coach** means a DSA Member who holds a DSA Coach qualification.
-**Coach/Student** means a partnership in which one partner is a current financial DSA registered Accredited Instructor or Coach and the other is a Student who is a current financial registered DSA competitor.
-**Competition** means a DanceSport program of events conducted under DSA Rules.
-**Competition Adjudicator** means a DSA Member who holds a DSA Competition Adjudicator qualification.
-**Competitor** means a person who enters, or seeks to enter, a competition.
-**Couple** means a team consisting of two people dancing together when competing in any Division of Competition. For the purpose of a DanceSport competition, a person may nominate their gender.
-**CPD** means the continuing professional development requirements for accredited members as defined by the DSA Education Committee and/or approved by the DSA National Board.
-**DanceSport** means dance styles performed in competition.
-**Dance Studio** means an institution that is clearly definable as having the following four elements: a dance teacher or teachers, regularly attended premises, a regular group of students and the teaching of dance.
-**Day Passes and Social Day Passes** are a temporary registration of a person so that they can experience the introductory DanceSport events. Social Day Passes allow users to enter those events that a competition organizer has deemed a beginner/grass roots level. Competitors cannot hold both a Social and Day pass at the same time.
-**Division** means the following designated categories where registered competitors are grouped together by age group to compete against each other**:**
-  - Under 16 Division Competitor – means a current financial registered competitor who qualifies for the time being, to compete in the Under 16 Division which may include the following age sub-divisions
-    - Sub-Juvenile
-    - Juvenile
-    - Junior
-  - Recreational Division Competitor – means a current financial registered competitor who enters or seeks to enter a Recreational Division event within a competition registered with DSA (other than Novelty events) and is not an Amateur or Professional Division competitor (Recreational restrictions apply). The Recreational Division may include the following age sub-divisions:
-    - Under 21
-    - Adult
-    - Masters 1, 2, 3 and 4
-  - Amateur Division Competitor – means a current financial registered competitor who qualifies for the time being, to compete in the Amateur Division which may include the following age sub-divisions:
-    - Under 21
-    - Adult
-    - Masters 1, 2, 3 and 4
-  - Professional Division Competitor – means a current financial registered Professional competitor who enters, or seeks to enter, a Professional Division within a competition registered with DSA.
-**Doping** means the use of a substance or method that is potentially dangerous to health and/or capable of artificially enhancing performance in DanceSports competitions.
-**DSA and DanceSport Australia** means DanceSport Australia Limited ACN 085 929 835 (a company limited by guarantee) and includes its successors and assigns.
-**Duo Events** means and event where two individuals of the same gender, dancing the same choreography.
-**Elite Coach** means a DSA Member who holds a DSA Elite Coach qualification.
-**Ethics Committee** (EC) is a Committee established by the DSA National Board under the DSA Constitution.
-**Festival** means a competition title so designated by DSA.
-**Event** means individual events listed within a DanceSports competition conducted under one overall competition title.
-**In writing or written** means communication via hard copy, email or through the official DSA website, to the DSA Sports Director or Chairperson of Adjudicators.
-**Instructor** means a DSA Member who holds a DSA Instructor qualification.
-**International Adjudicator** is a person who holds an active accreditation with an international organisation recognised by DSA.
-**IOC** means the International Olympic Committee being an organisation entrusted with the control, development and promotion of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement worldwide.
-**Marketing Committee (MC)** is a Committee established by the DSA National Board under the DSA Constitution.
-**Member** means a current financial member in any of the membership categories of DSA as set out in the DSA Constitution.
-**Month** means calendar month.
-**National Championship Adjudicator** means a DSA Member who holds a DSA National Adjudicator qualification.
-**National Office** means DSA Head Office as determined by the DSA National Board.
-**Novelty Event** means any event other than those requiring competitors to be registered with DSA who are invited to enter an event on the day of competition.
-**Organiser** means the person nominated by a promoter who is responsible for the conduct of a DSA registered competition.
-**Official DanceSport Australia Website** means the website [[http://www.dancesport.org.au|www.dancesport.org.au]]
-**Partner** means a person combining with another person, for the time being, as a competition partnership.
-**Professional Adjudicator** is a DSA Member who holds a DSA National Championship qualification and is retired from regular coaching.
-**Provision Division Adjudicator** is an adjudicator who has notified DSA that they are no longer competing in Professional Division competitions. This retirement does not include Pro/Am competitions.
-**Pro/Am** means a couple in which one person is a current financial registered Professional Division competitor and the other person is a current financial registered Under 16 or Amateur Division competitor.
-**Pro/Recreational Student** means a partnership in which one partner is a current financial DSA Professional Division competitor and the other is a Student who is a current financial registered DSA competitor in the Recreational Division.
-**Pro/Student** means a partnership in which one partner is a current financial DSA registered Professional Division competitor and the other is a Student who is a current financial registered DSA competitor in the Under 16 or Amateur Division.
-**Promoter** means and includes the person, partnership or body corporate who:
-  - is responsible for the financial outcome of a competition (including the payment of prizes and expenses) and/or
-  - authorises the issuing of advertisements or invitations to compete in a competition, and/or
-  - otherwise claims some proprietary rights in the goodwill attached to a competition title.
-**Registered Competition** means and includes any competition, championship, cup, trophy, festival or group of competitions organised, promoted and conducted in Australia under one main title or competition name and which is registered in a manner approved by the DSA National Board.
-**Registered Teaching Facility (RTF) is** a dance studio and/or teaching institution or registered business that is currently registered by DSA having met the requirements of the Registered Teaching Facility Policy as ratified by the DSA National Board.
-**Registered Training Organisation (RTO)** is an organisation registered as such by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA).
-**Rules** means the Rules of DanceSport as amended from time to time, and, unless specifically noted in the context, includes all and any part of the Rules of DanceSport.
-**Scrutineer** is a DSA Member who holds a DSA Scrutineers qualification.
-**Showdance** means a choreographed DanceSport performance up to four minutes in length that must remain clearly based on Latin or Standard dances, include recognisable dance content (typically 3–5 dances), and balance technical dancing with theatrical elements such as lifts, storytelling, and presentation.
-**Skating System** means the approved international system of defining the result of DanceSports competitions.
-**Solo Events** are an event where an individual dances on their own and is adjudicated.
-**Sports Director** refers to a person appointed by the DSA National Board to guide the development of DanceSport competitions, liaise between DSA and competition organisers and supervise the implementation of DSA Rules and Policies as they apply to competitions.
-**State Committee** means the committee of management of a State established pursuant to the DSA Constitution.
-**State Chairperson** means and includes any person who is elected by the State Committee members, to manage the affairs of the State Committee.
-**State Committee Member** means and includes any person who is elected by the State Members.
-**State Secretary** means a person appointed by the State Committee to carry out secretarial and general administration/management duties as required by the State Committee.
-**Student** is a person who is a current financial DSA member registered as an Under 16 Division, Recreational Division or Amateur Division competitor and is competing with a person who is a current financial DSA member registered as a Professional or Amateur Coach.
-**Style** means the dance genre or discipline required for a particular event. Styles may include Standard (also referred to as Ballroom), Latin (also referred to as Latin American), New Vogue, Smooth, Rhythm, or any other defined Dance genre.
-**Trainer** is a DSA Member who holds a DSA Trainer qualification.
-**Unregistered Competition** means a competition that has not been registered with DSA.
-**WDSF** means the World DanceSport Federation, of which DSA is a member.
-Other terms not specifically defined in these rules have the same meaning as in the DSA Constitution.