Pursuant to Chapter I of the ICIA Constitution, the Alliance is organized into three strictly autonomous branches to prevent commercial capture and ensure absolute scientific objectivity.
The Supreme Advisory & Arbitration Committee holds ultimate appellate jurisdiction over charter disputes, regulatory interpretations, and binding ADRPS consumer escrow disbursements[cite: 4]. Its rulings are final and not subject to commercial appeal.
The ICIA Gemstone & Mineral Research Institute exercises exclusive jurisdiction over diagnostic testing methodologies, 3D tomography standards, spectral threshold baselines, and OA-LAB accreditation proficiency audits.
The Certified Alliance Business & Commercial Syndicate coordinates commercial participants, enforces the Code of Conduct, supervises escrow bond maintenance, and executes disciplinary Yellow and Red Card sanctions.
The fundamental bylaws ratified by the ICIA General Assembly and enforceable across all jurisdictions.
To protect the alliance from hostile takeover or commercial erosion, structural amendments require strict supermajority quorums.
Governs routine administrative budgets, accreditation fee schedule adjustments, appointment of ad-hoc committees, and approval of annual meeting venues.
Required for any technical revisions to CCGS, MSGS, or RCGS grading thresholds, introduction of new treatment codes, or OA-LAB testing equipment requirements.
Mandated for altering the tripartite balance of power, modifying ADRPS escrow forfeiture mechanisms, or dissolving statutory committees. Requires formal concurrence by OA-COM.
How the Alliance processes compliance violations, guarantees fair due process, and executes legally enforceable rulings.
Any merchant or laboratory accused of charter violations is provided a 14-day notice to present evidentiary records to the Ethics Directorate. Disputed mineral specimens are immediately submitted to an independent OA-LAB for blind spectroscopic analysis.
Arbitration rulings rendered by the Supreme Advisory & Arbitration Committee (OA-COM) represent binding arbitral awards enforceable in sovereign courts worldwide pursuant to the 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards.
For formal constitutional petitions, legal inquiries regarding ADRPS arbitration clauses, or official bylaw interpretations, connect with the Secretary Bureau.