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At its December 2022 meeting, the Board of Directors resolved to amend DOGS NSW Regulations Part III-2022/2023 Conformation Judges Education Program as follows:-

THAT DOGS NSW Regulations Part III-2022/2023 Conformation Judges Education Program, Clause 9.3, which reads as follows:

9.3    Where there is an FCI approved breed that is rarely seen in the show ring and has few or nil registrations (eg Caanan dog, Eurasier, Canadian Eskimo Dog, Shikoku), after attending a breed lecture, Trainees will sit an online open book exam for the selected breeds to be completed by the end of the relevant Sub-Group.  These breeds will not form part of the examined breeds in the Sub-Group Theory Examination.

Be amended to read:-

9.3   Where there is an FCI approved breed that is rarely seen in the show ring and has few or nil registrations (eg Caanan dog, Eurasier, Canadian Eskimo Dog, Shikoku), after attending a breed lecture, Trainees will sit an online open book exam for the selected breeds to be completed by the end of the relevant Sub-Group no later than 10am on the day of the scheduled Sub-Group Theory Examination.  These breeds will not form part of the examined breeds in the Sub-Group Theory Examination


THAT DOGS NSW Regulations Part III-2022/2023 Conformation Judges Education Program, be amended by the inclusion of an additional Clause, numbered 10.14(a), to read as follows:-

10.14(a) Trainees will be notified of the breeds they will be examined on 30 minutes before the Practical Examination is scheduled to start.  Trainees may revise their standards and make their own notes during this time.  The Practical Examination commences when Trainees step into the examination ring and time is started.  The Practical Examination for that breed or Group is completed when the last Trainee has been questioned by the Assessor Panel.


THAT DOGS NSW Regulations Part III-2022/2023 Conformation Judges Education Program, be amended by the inclusion of an additional Clause, numbered 10.19, to read as follows:-

10.19    Should a Trainee Judge provide documentation such as a medical certificate, to the satisfaction of the Member Body CJEP Examinations Committee, that they were incapacitated or medically unfit causing inability to attend on the date of a scheduled Practical Examination, the CJEP Examinations Committee may then permit the Trainee Judge to complete a Post Examination at a time to be scheduled by the CJEP Examinations Committee.  The Trainee Judge must notify the CJEP Examinations Committee as soon as practicable but no later than the commencement time of the Trainee’s Practical Examination.