Appendix R (both the World Sailing and US Sailing versions) base appeal deadlines on " xx days after receiving the written decision". With decisions published in this system we can see the date it is printed, but not the date the decision was published. Is there a way that this could be added.
This, in turn relies on the right of a party under RRS 63.6(b) to receive the protest decision in writing.
RRS 63.6(b) If requested by a party in writing within seven days of being informed of the decision, the above information shall be provided promptly in writing
In the absence of some NOR/SI deeming an electronically published decision to be received by a party at some time, it can well be argued by a party that without the request and response transactions in RRS 63.6(b), they have never 'received' the written decision at all.
Do I correctly recall that the RRS.org system overcomes this by emailing the written decision to the parties as well as displaying it on the website?
Another approach that an Appeals Committee might take is to calculate an outside limit for the provision of the written decision as follows
Sometimes decisions are published within minutes of the end of the hearing. Sometimes decisions are not published until much later.
Often I publish abstract, with intention of publishing full decision later after spelling and grammar is corrected. The clock starts ticking at the 'abstract', and doesn't reset after the full decision I suppose.
I first published abstract at 12:57. Waited a minute, and published full. The 'published' timestamp on the form was 12:58.
Then I waited a minute, and changed back to abstract. 12:59.
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Was the published time, the 'last time' either was pressed? I think probably should be the first time - e.g. the first time the decision (in any form) was made public.
=If([published time] ="", then [publish abstract or full pressed time], else [published time].)
I'm talking about correcting a couple of typos perhaps.
Roger Casement was hanged for a vergule.