Can I protest or appeal a decision?

Yes. A competitor may protest against the conduct of another competitor (including the equipment they used), a technical official, a coach or any accredited personnel, or against decisions made by the Head Referee or the competition results. Protests must follow the protest procedure in Appendix G of the rules.

If the Race Competition Jury dismisses your protest, you may appeal to the National Sports Tribunal. The only ground of appeal is that the protest procedures were not followed sufficiently, to the extent that you were denied a fair hearing. The appeal must be in writing, state the ground precisely, and be lodged with the AusTriathlon Chief Executive Officer within 48 hours of receiving the jury's decision.

A protest against a disqualification for not serving a time penalty is decided on whether the penalty was correct for the violation, not on the disqualification itself.

Source: AusTriathlon Race Competition Rules, June 2026, rules 12 and 13.