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Sport Integrity Commission v Lepper
Anti-doping – Squash – presence of and use of prohibited substance – substance of abuse – cocaine – BZE (Benzoylecgonine) – out of competition – admitted rule violations – substance of abuse treatment programme completed – rule 10.4.2.1 applies – three month sanction reduced to one month – backdated to Provisional Suspension Order (28 April…
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Sport Integrity Commission v Foster (ST20/24)
Anti-doping – surf lifesaving – athletics – intercepted parcel – possession and trafficking of prohibited substances – Ipamorelin – Tesamorelin – TB-500 – BPC-157 – multiple violations – admitted rule violations – early admission and acceptance of period of ineligibility – decision on the papers – trafficking more severe sanction– four-year period of ineligibility (trafficking)…
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X, Y & Z v Fencing NZ
Appeal – fencing – Fencing NZ – three athletes not selected for Junior Worlds in Wuxi, China – decision appealed on three grounds – selection criteria not properly followed and/or implemented – no material on which the decision could be made – selection decision affected by actual bias – urgency – hearing held – found…
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Playaz v Volleyball NZ (ST 19/24)
Appeal – volleyball – Volleyball NZ – appellant’s team lost a Northern Zone competition match and complained that the opposition team had fielded an ineligible player – that there were failures to comply with Volleyball NZ Transfer Policy and the player was subject to a 12-month suspension – decisions of the regional association and Volleyball…
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Sport Integrity Commission v Doug Bracewell
Anti-doping – Cricket – presence of and use of prohibited substance – substance of abuse – cocaine – BZE (Benzoylecgonine) – out of competition – admitted rule violations – substance of abuse programme complete – rule 10.4.2.1 applies – three month sanction reduced to one month – backdated to Provisional Suspension Order (11 April 2024)…
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Sammie Maxwell v Cycling New Zealand-costs
Costs application- athlete applying for substantial costs –Cycling New Zealand – resists application – hearing – exceptional case – substantial award appropriate – $15,000 costs awarded in favour of athlete
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Sport Integrity Commission v Mikayla Werahiko
Anti-doping – softball – presence of and use of prohibited substance – substance of abuse – cannabis – out of competition – admitted rule violations – not performance enhancing – rule 10.4.2.1 applies – three month sanction – treatment programme completed – sanction reduced to one month – backdated to date of Provisional Suspension Order…
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Rose Time-Taotua v School Sport New Zealand
Appeal – School Sport NZ – netball – appellant played for host school and applied for exemption to play for that school in the Lower North Island Secondary Schools competition – application declined – appeal based on breach of natural justice and decision-making body acted outside its powers or jurisdiction– SSNZ submit appellant does not…
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Sloan Frost v Motorcycling New Zealand
Appeal – Motorcycle Road Racing – Motorcycling New Zealand – appellant only had four rounds to contribute to net points calculation due to one of the five rounds his son intended to race in was not run – appeal based on breach of natural justice – alleged Judiciary Committee was biased and did not provide…
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Lukas Murphy v Cycling New Zealand
Appeal – Road Racing – Cycling New Zealand – athlete not selected for U23 Individual Time Trial event at 2024 UCI World Champs –- decision appealed on basis the selection criteria not properly followed and/or implemented – no reasonable opportunity to meet the criteria – no material on which the decision could be made –…
