20.1 Any decision of the Grievance/Disciplinary Committee may be appealed (except as noted in by-law #18.4).

20.2 Any appeal of a decision by the Grievance/Disciplinary Committee shall be processed in the following manner:
(a) the appeal must be filed within 48 hours of the date the decision was made or communicated to the offender, along with a $25.00 administrative fee, with the President, Vice-President, or Secretary;
(b) the administrative fee shall be refunded only if the ruling is in favor of the party appealing;
(c) the appeal shall be heard at the next Executive Meeting, unless compelling reasons can be shown for it to be heard sooner;
(d) in all cases of suspension, the suspension shall remain in effect until the appeal is decided upon by the Executive; and
(e) the right of appeal to the Eastern Region Ringette Association, the Ontario Ringette Association, and Ringette Canada remains as always.