Physical Education A-Level
Breach of duty
What Breach of duty means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Conduct falls below the standard of a reasonably competent official in that sport.
Topics that use Breach of duty
- Sport and the law (AQA A-Level)
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