Australian National Budgerigar Council, Incorporated By –Law 2(b) 

A.N.B.C. JUDGES’ CODE OF PERFORMANCE 

1. All Judges should be suitably attired to present a professional image. 
2. All judges must have a meeting prior to commencement of judging to ensure that they adopt a standard approach, which in turn will look to those watching to be uniform and professional.  It would be advisable for the show manager and National Judges Co-Ordinator to attend this meeting.
   
3. Only one judging stick and one Svensson paddle per pair of Judges to be used. 
4. Where birds are being Judged on two levels:
   • [a] Stand well back [at least 2 metres] and make a preliminary assessment of the class.   It may be necessary to move forward to get some of the birds to perch, but do not waste time on the ones that will not perch at this stage.
   • [b] Move the initially assessed best birds on the top level and place in order of merit on first assessments.
   • [c] Place those still on lower level and place in order of merit on first assessment.
   • [d] Compare the birds one against the other determining which is the better bird, it is at this stage that you may find cause to disqualify or penalise.
   • [e] Move the lower level birds to the upper level and assess as per [d].
   • [f] Compare the best of the birds from this latter group with those of the previous group again on the top level.
   • [g] Move birds to final position.
   • [h] Check the class to ensure no oversight has occurred.
   • [i] Make the awards. 
5. Each pair of Judges should have a note book and pen, to make notes for later reference.  Each pair of Judges are to be prepared to provide comment on classes judged following the judging of each class.