18 December 2020 | Tennis SA

As we
continue to prepare for the return of Australian Ranking Tournaments from 1
January 2021, Tennis Australia has released a new Code of Behaviour National
Policy.

The new Code of Behaviour can be found here along with a helpful summary document here.

Key
points to note include:

• Expected
  Behaviours (page 5)
  • This
    new section outlines the expectations for participants, and applies to
    both players and their entourage.
• Code
  Violation – Late Withdrawal and Failure to Complete Match or Tournament
  (page 9)
  • Have
    now been combined into one code violation and players will be permitted
    four (4) Late Withdrawal / Failure to Complete Match or Tournament code
    violations in total in a calendar year without incurring disciplinary
    points
• Administering
  Code Violations (page 14)
  • Tennis Australia has adopted the
    ITF Point Penalty Schedule were a player will be issued with a Warning – Point
    Penalty – Game Penalty as opposed to a first offence, second offence
• Disciplinary
  Points restructure (page 11)
  • A
    player will no longer lose Australian Ranking points when reaching three
    or six disciplinary points
  • A new
    suspension table has been created to outline when a suspension will be
    activated and after how many disciplinary points have been accumulated
• Disciplinary
  Review Panel (page 12)
  • The Disciplinary Review Panel (DRP)
    will review behavioural incidences that will be referred to them on a
    case-by-case basis

This new
Code of Behaviour is effective immediately.