Kingdom Law - Conduct of persons

Conduct of persons

Fealty

Great Officers of State

All Great Officers shall pledge fealty to the current Crown.

Lesser Officers of State

All Lesser Officers may pledge fealty to the current Crown.

Territorial baronages

Each territorial baronage shall pledge fealty to the current Crown.

Peers

1. Knights shall swear fealty to the Crown.
2. All other members of bestowed peerages and royal peers have the right to offer fealty to the Crown
3. If any peer is unable to do so in person, they may, if they choose, offer their fealty to the current Crown through the baronage of the territory in which they reside as the Crown's representative. This fealty shall then be passed to the Crown by the Landed Baron/Baroness territorial baronage.

Other cases

No subject of Lochac shall be required to pledge fealty to any branch below the level of a principality, nor to any individual save the Crown of Lochac.

Violation of fealty

1. No statement or action which suggests, advocates or enacts violation of fealty to the kingdom shall be used, by any person, group or entity in Lochac.
2. Fighters doing so shall at once be forbidden to participate in any Society combat
3. Officers doing so shall at once be suspended from office.
4. If an entire branch does so, it shall be suspended.
5. The above suspensions and restrictions shall remain until they have been considered by the Crown or Itstheir appointed representatives, at which point the suspensions shall be lifted or confirmed.
6. At the same occasion, other penalties may be assessed, if such is the will of the Crown.
7. Any such penalties and processes shall comply with the Sanctions Guide.

Fealty variations

1. Fealty shall be read as that sworn by the individual at court and as per the Lochac Book of Ceremonies.
2. Alternatives may be used with the agreement of the Crown and shall carry the same intent.

Clothing

In accordance with the guidelines of the SCA, all people attending official SCA events shall be wearing an attempt at a style of pre-17th Century dress.

Hazard and incident reporting

1. Any hazard that presents, or is likely to present, an unacceptable risk of injury or illness as a result of an activity or event that relates to Lochac must be reported, as soon as practicable, to the relevant officer (e.g. the event constable, event steward, local seneschal).
2. Any person may alert the relevant officer, as soon as practicable, to a risk that has the potential to harm a person, the environment, or the organisation, at any time during or after an activity or event that relates to Lochac.
3. The relevant officer shall take action, so far as is reasonable, to address the risk or otherwise escalate when appropriate.

Issue resolution procedure

1. The purpose of this procedure is to guide two or more parties toward a mutually acceptable outcome in the event that they are unable to agree upon an issue arising during SCA- related activities and events.
2. If either party is not legally competent to participate in this process, they shall be represented by their legal guardian.
3. Information that could reasonably lead to the identification of the other party in conjunction with the details of an issue must not be shared outside the issue resolution process.
4. For any complaint that involves a New Zealand member or any officer of SCANZ (including the Crown, the Kingdom Seneschal, the Chancellor of the Exchequer or their Deputy) a formal dispute may be raised with SCANZ under the procedures in its constitution at any stage.
5. Anyone having an issue with or grievance against another member in of SCA participant in Lochac that is not a mundane legal matter or dealt with in SCA policy, shall first attempt to settle the matter as follows:

First stage

1. The person shall attempt to hold a private discussion with the other to come to a resolution.
2. If either party wishes, they may designate another person they trust who is willing to conduct or participate in the discussion on their behalf.
3. If desired by either party and subsequently accepted by both parties, an impartial mediator may be present.
4. The time, communication method and location of any discussion should be mutually agreed on.

Second stage

1. If the issue cannot be resolved and involves only local parties, the person shall bring the matter, preferably in writing, to the attention of the most relevant officer, or to the local seneschal if there is no appropriate local officer.
2. If the issue is with someone outside the local area, it shall be brought to the relevant Kingdom Officer.
3. If the issue involves a landed territorial baronage, it shall be brought directly to the Crown.
4. If the issue involves the Crown, the Kingdom Seneschal, the Chancellor of the Exchequer or their deputy, it shall be brought directly to the Committee of SCANZ Inc Committee if the person is resident in New Zealand, otherwise to and the SCA Ltd Board, in each case with a copy to the Society Seneschal.
5. The relevant officer must then attempt to arbitrate a resolution.
6. If the relevant officer or a close associate of the officer (e.g. their life partner or SCA student) is involved in the issue, this stage step may be omitted.

Third stage

1. If the issue cannot be resolved at a local level, it shall be brought in writing to the attention of the relevant Kingdom Officer.
2. The relevant officer or their nominated representative must then attempt to arbitrate a resolution.

Unresolved issues

1. If all steps above have been tried and have failed, a formal written complaint may be made to the Kingdom Seneschal.
2. This will be investigated and handled by the Kingdom Seneschal in accordance with relevant SCASCANZ and SCA Ltd policies.