Appendix M is the protest committee's checklist. It is worth reading as a competitor because it shows what the panel will do and in what order.
Key points
M1 Preliminaries
Receive the request, note the time against the time limit, and tell every party when and where the hearing is.
M2 Before the hearing
Check that parties have seen the protest and had time to prepare, find out whether any panel member saw the incident, and deal with conflicts of interest.
M3 The hearing
Validity first, then evidence: the protestor's account, the protestee's, then witnesses, with questions after each. Models or diagrams help. The panel finds facts, decides, and tells the parties.
M4 Reopening
When evidence counts as new, and who should sit on a reopened hearing.
M5 Discretionary penalties
How to apply rule 64.
M6 Misconduct
A rule 69 action is not a protest; the appendix explains investigation, the person presenting the allegation, and reporting.
M7 Appeals
What the panel should record so an appeal can be decided.
M8 Photographic evidence
Video and photos can be valuable, but lenses distort angles and distances; the panel weighs them with that in mind.
Changed in 2025
Rewritten for 2025 to follow the new structure of Part 5.