public void visitingLocalitiesCheck()
	{
		// handles the home locality being 'North'
		if (refereeClass.getHomeLocality().equals("North"))
		{
			// set the north check box to be selected,
			// and un-select the other check boxes
			northCheckBox.setSelected(true);
			centralCheckBox.setSelected(false);
			southCheckBox.setSelected(false);
		}
		// handles the home locality being 'Central'
		if (refereeClass.getHomeLocality().equals("Central"))
		{
			// set the central check box to be selected,
			// and un-select the other check boxes
			centralCheckBox.setSelected(true);
			northCheckBox.setSelected(false);
			southCheckBox.setSelected(false);
		}
		// handles the home locality being 'South'
		if (refereeClass.getHomeLocality().equals("South"))
		{
			// set the south check box to be selected,
			// and un-select the other check boxes
			southCheckBox.setSelected(true);
			northCheckBox.setSelected(false);
			centralCheckBox.setSelected(false);
		}
	}