c) Once you have gained your Accredited, Associate or
Accredited Trail Judges ticket, Judges must hold
current full membership in their own right;
d) Dues for such membership are payable on 1st August
each year and are considered delinquent if not paid
within thirty (30) days thereafter;
e) After the delinquent date of 1st September, he or she
will be removed from the list of AQHA Judges and will
be required to reapply for inclusion to the list of judges
under the current procedure for admission of new
applicants.
73. OTHER APPROVED JUDGES
Judges, for approved AQHA shows or programs, must be
chosen from the AQHA Judges List. All AQHA judges are
endorsed to judge Hack classes.
a) An AmQHA ticketed judge and an AmQHA International
ticketed Judge may also be used to officiate at
approved shows or for an approved program;
b) A Judge who holds a current ticket with the EA, Show
Horse Council of Australasia Inc, NCHA or NRHA may
also be used to Judge their respective disciplines at
approved shows or for an approved program.
74. JUDGES CONDUCT
An individual’s conduct as a Judge must be exemplary and
is subject to continual Committee reviews.
a) To make formal complaint against an AQHA Judge,
such complaint must be in writing, signed by the
complainant and contain the specific facts giving rise to
the complaint, and be received by the Association
within fourteen (14) days from the date of the
occurrence.
If the alleged complaint is substantiated then the
individuals Judges ticket may be suspended or
removed;
b) If a Judge is suspended from Association membership,
the individual will be removed automatically from the list
of Judges and there will be no provision for automatic
reinstatement as an AQHA Judge;
c) Judges having their qualifications withdrawn or
downgraded, have one (1) month to fulfil existing
commitments;
d) Upon regaining eligibility for judging credentials, the
individual will apply for reinstatement after the
expiration date of one (1) year from the date of his/her
disqualification under the current procedures for
admission of new applicants.
75. SEMINARS
The Association will conduct Judging Seminars at a
frequency to satisfy Rule 75.1 to 75.3
All AQHA Judges enrolled in Seminars must complete the
appropriate criteria and standard as provided.
75.1 Accredited Judges not attending their compulsory seminar,
once every three (3) years, and not providing a reason
considered justifiable by the Board, will be downgraded to
Associate status.
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