Competition Rules
The Official English translations of the FIE Competition Rules may be found on the British Fencing Federation website.
Please note: the 2009 AGM agreed that the AFF will not require a fully conductive bib on masks in foil at national tournaments (for all age groups) in Australia before 1st January 2010 and that the AFF will give at least six months notice before the introduction of such a requirement.
Black Card Penalty
A fencer penalised by a black card (which carries the penalty of exclusion from an event, suspension from the rest of the tournament and exclusion for the following two months of the current or following FIE season) at any international competitions or AFF national competitions, shall be excluded from competing:
- in official FIE competitions - for two months, from the date of the offence, in the age group competition season in which they are eligible to compete in the current or following FIE season; and
- in all other international competitions - for two months from the date of the offence; and
- in the next AFF national tournament in which they would have been eligible to compete; and
- at the state level - all state and interstate level competitions from the date of the offence to the conclusion of the next AFF national tournament in which they would have been eligible to compete.
The AFF will take responsibility for advising State Associations as to which registered fencers are penalised in accordance with the above policy.
AFF Late Entry Policy and Process.
All Australian entries to AFF tournaments must be made through an AFF affiliated State Association.
Late Entries may be notified to AFF and the hosting State Association via the fencer's affiliated State association in advance of a tournament, with payment made by state officials at the tournament to AFF Tournament Commission representatives. Late entries from States will also be accepted at the tournament if made through a nominated official of that state or that state has advised the AFF Tournament Management Commission that direct late entries from their fencers may be accepted for that tournament.
It is the responsibility of the State to ensure that their fencers are in good standing with the State, properly affiliated and capitated to the AFF. If a levy is charged by the fencer's affiliated state, the state should notify the Tournament Commission prior to the event of the amount of the levy. If the state has not advised that a late entry fencer's levy has already been paid, it will be added to the late entry fee paid directly by fencers to the AFF Tournament Management Commission representatives and remitted to the fencers affiliated state by the AFF.
The State hosting an AFF tournament should not accept any late entries directly from other State's fencers.
Referee Appointment
This policy for the appointment of referees can be downloaded below, and applies to all open and veteran national tournaments from 2009.
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