IWWF Rule 3.04: Officials Conflicts of Interest
No conflict of interest is allowed for Titled and CP events. For “R” and “L” competitions no conflict of interest is allowed unless it is not possible to run the competition according to the rules, (i.e. no properly qualified official available without a conflict of interest). In this case at least one-half of the Appointed Judges shall have no conflict of interest with any skier competing in the event. If a conflict of interest exists, the appointed official so affected shall not rule.
Conflicts of interest, as defined by the following:
a) An official for an event shall have no conflict of interest with respect to any skier competing in that event.
For this purpose, “official” shall include boat drivers, event judges, scorers and all secondary positions.
A conflict of interest shall be regarded as existing if the official is:
a) A member of the immediate family of a competitor, to include lineal descendants and ancestors, brothers, sisters, and spouses of the competitor or any of the above family members.
b) In a position, which may give the appearance of a lack of independence. These conflicts shall be determined by the Chief Judge with respect to event officials and by the Appointed Judges with respect to the Chief Judge and other appointed officials.