The Referee Commission’s powers and duties shall be as follows:

1. To ensure the correct preparation for each given tournament in consultation with the Organising Commission, with regard to competition area arrangement, the provision and deployment of all equipment and necessary facilities, bout/match operation and supervision, safety precautions, etc.
2. To appoint and deploy the Tatami Managers (Chief Referees) and Tatami Manager Assistants to their respective areas and to act upon and take such action as may be required by the reports of the Tatami Managers.
3. To supervise and co-ordinate the overall performance of the Refereeing officials.
4. To nominate substitute officials where such are required.
5. To pass the final Judgement on matters of a technical nature which may arise during a given bout or match and for which there are no stipulations in the rules.