Charter Eligibility Requirements

ARTICLE 25 - PGC CHARTER (adopted Samoa 14 May, 2006)

Eligibility

1. An athlete to be eligible to compete in the Pacific Games or Pacific Mini Games shall:

   (a)     Complete all entry and other applicable contractual documentation.
   (b)     Not be currently under disqualification or suspension by the Council, or their respective PGA or International Federation or under the World Anti Doping Code
   (c)     Comply with:

        (i)   The applicable rules and regulations of the Council and this  Constitution
        (ii)  The applicable rules and regulations of the relevant International  Federations subject to the provisions of this Charter
        (iii) The provisions of the World Anti Doping Code.

   (d)     Meet the following citizenship and residency conditions for inclusion in a  team selected by the PGA to represent its Country/Territory:

        (i)   Be a citizen of the country/territory the athlete is to represent at the Games and be able to demonstrate residency in that country/territory.
        (ii)  For the purposes of this clause:

“citizen”  means the holder of a current valid and applicable passport of the country/territory the athlete represents
“residency” means that the athlete shall be a citizen of the country/territory the athlete represents and have resided for not less than five years (cumulatively, whether 
consecutively or not) at any time in that country/territory of the PGA.
For the avoidance of doubt the temporary absence of an athlete from the country/territory of their citizenship for purposes such as education and sports training, military service and health care and other legitimate absences of a like kind shall be considered as residency.

2. It shall be the responsibility of the PGA to ensure that all competitors comply with this Constitution and its eligibility conditions. In satisfying the OC requirements for entries of athletes it shall be a requirement that the PGA completes a certificate, in the form contained in the regulations certifying that the competitor complies with this Article of the Constitution.

3. An athlete who has already competed in the Pacific Games or Pacific Mini Games for one PGA  may represent another PGA  at a future celebration of the Pacific Games provided that athlete complies with the provisions of this article and the approval of both PGAs.

4. A PGA shall be required to submit competitor entries by name at least 90 days prior to the commencement of the Games and each entry shall be accompanied by all necessary certification.

5. The OC shall be required to post, fax or email all entries by event, name and country on the official PGC website and to the PGAs and Executive Board at least 75 days prior to the commencement of the Games.

6. PGAs shall have 25 days thereafter to challenge to the Executive Board the eligibility of a competitor.

7. In the event of a challenge to an athlete’s eligibility the Executive Board shall immediately refer the challenge to the Disputes Tribunal established by this Charter, for decision within 25 days from receipt of the challenges. The Disputes Tribunal convened to rule on the eligibility challenge shall be chaired by a member of CAS and in accordance with Article 28 the Tribunal’s decision shall be final. No further challenges shall be considered thereafter.

8. PGA delegation entries are required to be finalised, confirmed, and posted on the PGC and OC websites 25 days prior to the commencement of the Games.