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141 Code of Conduct discretionary review of the determination and penalty of the ITF Executive Director. The petition shall be in writing and must be filed with the ITF Executive Director within thirty (30) days after notice of the violation is mailed to the tournament. The ITF Executive Director shall thereafter promptly forward said petition to the Committee. Said petition shall state in detail the basis for such appeal. Within thirty (30) days thereafter the Committee shall designate a time and place for the hearing of such appeal and shall so notify the tournament and the ITF Executive Director. At such hearing the tournament and the ITF Executive Director shall present to the Committee the relevant evidence on the matter. The Committee may affirm, reverse, or modify the decision of the ITF Executive Director on appeal. If the appeal is decided against the tournament, then the Committee shall tax the reasonable costs of the appeal against the tournament, which costs shall include, but not be limited to, the reasonable travel and living expenses incurred by all witnesses and members. ARTICLE IX: WELFARE POLICY Any player that enters and/or participates in either the ITF Men's Circuit or the ITF Women's Circuit, and any Player Support Team Member of any player that enters and/or participates in either the ITF Men's Circuit or the ITF Women's Circuit shall be bound by and shall comply with the provisions of the Welfare Policy set out in Appendix A. ARTICLE X: RECIPROCITY The ITF Executive Director reserves the right to affirm, modify or reject with respect to any or all ITF Pro Circuit tournaments, a suspension or other sanction issued against a Covered Person (as defined in Appendix A - ITF Welfare Policy) either by or on behalf of the ITF pursuant to a conduct or disciplinary process under any ITF code or policy or by any other tennis organisation including the Women's Tennis Association and Association of Tennis Professionals. The ITF Executive Director reserves the right in its absolute discretion to share information concerning any complaint against a Covered Person with and/or conduct an investigation in conjunction with any other tennis organisation or any other relevant authorities. The ITF Executive Director may also refer the complaint and/or any information received during the course of investigating an allegation or prosecuting a charge to any authorities it considers appropriate in its absolute discretion. The ITF shall have the absolute discretion, where it deems appropriate, to stay its own investigation pending the outcome of investigations being conducted by any other tennis organisations and/or any relevant authorities. A Covered Person may petition the Committee for discretionary review of the determination of the ITF Executive Director.