Hi Kerry,
I can't answer for what will happen in SA this rule review, but the last one involved all triallers and numerous meetings were held to discuss SA's proposals, proposals received from interstate organisations and finally it was decided at a meeting of the trialers how our representative was to vote on the proposals at the ANKC meeting.
We have found this year that due to the timetable for the changes being received during Christmas/New Year the meetings are being arranged with much haste to allow our trialers input. Having said that I know that a number of trialers have already been discussing issues for discussion at our first meeting.
We are very fortunate in Victoria that our retrieving RAFT members are (the majority that is) all very active in the trialling scene over here, judging, stewarding and to my mind most importantly running dogs in trials.
Hopefully, even with the rushed timetable we will have given all of the trialers an opportunity to have input into this rule change review as it would be a pity to hear, as was the case after the last rule change, so many trialers not happy with what had occurred.
Anyway, it's getting late over here and it's time for bed where I can listen to the rain on the roof - yes it's raining in metropolitan Melbourne
Kate