Competition Organisation Decision
On the last day of the competition, the organisation issued the following penalty.
17/1/20, 9:57 am – Anita Taylor: The Decision
The use of the data gained illicitly is considered by us to be unsporting behaviour.
We believe the pilots were not aware of the illicit nature of the data and so will not be sanctioning the Australian Pilots. The actions available to us is to require the Australian Team Captain to make a public apology to the Organisation, the Team Captains and the IGC. Further to refer the matter to the IGC and GFA.
As discussed you have until 2pm to appeal/protest this decision.
Later on the same day the organisation issued a revised penalty as follows.
17/1/20, 12:42 pm – Mandy Temple:
We have considered the complaint received and new information this morning and reviewed our decision. We issue a penalty of 250pts to each Australian team pilot. CD
Comments:
- Data was not gained illicitly.
- The complaint also referred to data gained illicitly which was not true.
- The data was publically available and not password protected.