37. Duty Teams

37.1 Club teams scheduled to perform the duty for any Regular Season match shall, unless provided by VV, be responsible for providing:

• a qualified 1st referee; and
• a qualified 2nd referee; and
• a scorer; and 
• at least two-line judges.
   

37.2 All Victorian Volleyball League club teams must fulfil their scheduled duty obligations to an acceptable standard as determined by the nominated Referee Delegate.

37.2.1 The minimum accepted standards for all teams fulfilling their scheduled duty obligations shall include, but not limited to the following:

• the duty team to be present at the side of the court twenty (20) minutes prior to the Match Official Start Time to ensure they can perform the responsibilities that their role requires as an official as outlined in the rules. 
• the duty team checks that at least a 1st referee has been allocated to their duty otherwise one member of the duty team will need to assume the role of the 1st referee; and
• the duty team must not perform their duties barefoot; and
• the duty team must not use any electronic devices which prevents them from performing their role in an acceptable manner; and
• the duty team must not consume food or beverages whilst performing duty; and
• the 1st referee, 2nd referee, and line judges must not perform their duties whilst using ice packs of any sort.
   

37.3 Any team failing to reasonably fulfil its duty requirements under By-Law 37 shall be penalised the Inadequate Duty Penalty, including Inadequate Duty Fine, outlined in Appendix B by VV after the completion of the round.

37.4 A club with a team or teams competing in Finals Series matches must perform any duties required under By-Law 11.6 from time to time. VV will endeavour to, wherever possible, notify affected clubs in advance.