The AFF has formalised and re-stated its policy on accepting late entries to National Competitions.  While this system has been operating informally in the past, it is now a published policy and fencers are reminded of it.

The policy states:

"All Australian entries to AFF tournaments must be made through an AFF affiliated State Association. Late Entries may be notified to AFF and the hosting State Association via the fencer's affilitated State association in advance of a tournament, with payment made by state officials at the tournament to AFF Tournament Commission representatives. Late entries from States will also be accepted at the tournament if made through a nominated official of that state or that state has advised the AFF Tournament Management Commission that direct late entries from their fencers may be accepted for that tournament. It is the responsibility of the State to ensure that their fencers are in good standing with the State, properly affiliated and capitated to the AFF. If a levy is charged by the fencer's affilitated state, the state should notify the Tournament Commission prior to the event of the amount of the levy. If the state has not advised that a late entry fencer's levy has already been paid, it will be added to the late entry fee paid directly by fencers to the AFF Tournament Management Commission representatives and remitted to the fencers affilitated state by the AFF. The State hosting an AFF tournament should not accept any late entries directly from other State's fencers."