Updated IOF Rules have been posted onto the IOF website.

Of importance to New Zealand and Australia is the inclusion of the Oceania Championship Rules, which are found as Appendix 9 in the FootO rules.  These have been agreed between Orienteering NZ and Orienteering Australia in 2014.

In addition the other key changes are:

• The bringing in of a Protest Fee for all major IOF events
• A rule that once a relay team is disqualified, and this disqualification accepted, then no other team members can head out for their leg for World Cups and the World Championships
• Emit Touch Free punching approved for World Ranking Events
• North American Championship rules added, in addition to Oceania Championship rules