On 4 Dec 2018 at 17:29, Andrew Alston wrote:

>     Hi pdwg-appeal committee.
>     =A0
>     This is just a follow-up as I have not seen any response to the quer=
ies below

As  member of this RPD list and having sat on the last appeal committee, m=
y understanding 
is that the PDWG Appeal Committee is only mandated to deal with appeals.

Providing clarifications or interpretations outside an existing appeal pro=
cess seems to be 
outside the mandate of the Apeeal Committee.

I would like to suggest that you should seek this clarification from other=
 Afrinic institutions like 
the Legal Counsel,  the AFRINIC CEO, etc, 

I have no doubt that the elected Appeal Committee will deal with an appeal=
 on this or any 
other such issue if and when an appeal is lodged.

Regards,

Paulos
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Dr Paulos B Nyirenda
NIC.MW & .mw ccTLD
http://www.registrar.mw


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>     Andrew
>     =A0
>     =A0
>     From: Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com>
>     Date: Saturday, 1 December 2018 at 13:04
>     To: "pdwg-appeal@afrinic.net" <pdwg-appeal@afrinic.net>
>     Cc: rpd List <rpd@afrinic.net>
>     Subject: Query on appeal
>     =A0
>     Hi PDWG Appeal Committee.
>     =A0
>     I am seeking clarification - the appeal process says that any decisi=
on of the PDWG co-chairs 
>     may be appealed and puts a time frame on launching that appeal.
>     =A0
>     I now need clarification - the decision to put a policy into last ca=
ll - does the time from decision 
>     to put the policy into last call start from the moment of pronouncem=
ent in the meeting, or from 
>     the official announcement on the RPD mailing list.=A0 That is to say=
 - when is the decision 
>     considered taken - and this goes to a very key issue about the valid=
ity of decisions taken on the 
>     floor of a PDP meeting so the answer to this question is urgent - si=
nce if the time starts ticking 
>     from the moment the decision is taken - then time is short to launch=
 the appeal against the 
>     decision - and a delay in answering the question by the PDWG Appeal =
committee cannot be an 
>     accepted reason to not accept a late appeal should this situation ar=
ise.
>     =A0
>     The policy actually says - within 2 weeks from public knowledge of t=
he decision - does a 
>     pronouncement on the floor constitute public knowledge in a streamed=
 meeting?
>     =A0
>     Secondly - I wish the PDWG Appeal committee to comment on what happe=
ns to a last call 
>     process if the decision to last call is under appeal pending adjudic=
ation.=A0 I would assume that the 
>     last call process would be suspended and cannot proceed until the ad=
judication of the appeal 
>     has been completed, but I wish to have a formal clarification on thi=
s.
>     =A0
>     And with this email - I am also formally announcing my intention to =
launch a formal appeal with 
>     relevant documentation against the decision to move this policy into=
 last call - and I also am 
>     formally reserving my right to appeal against the decision to move t=
he policy past the last call 
>     stage should that become necessary - irrespective of the appeal agai=
nst the last call itself.
>     =A0
>     Thanks
>     =A0
>     Andrew Alston
>     =A0