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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Vince Whare
Overview: Anti-doping – third cannabis violation (reprimanded and fined in 2005 and suspended for 2 years in 2006) – first case before Tribunal of any third time doping violation – rugby league player tested positive for cannabis after representing province – Sports Anti-Doping Rules provide for a life time ban for third violation unless (in the…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Greig Dean
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – rugby league player tested positive for cannabis after representing province – provisionally suspended from 28 October 2009 – admitted violation – cannabis used in party to celebrate victory of club team – Tribunal considered athlete aware that cannabis was prohibited – his statement that at time of use he didn’t think…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Liza Hunter-Galvan
Overview: Anti-doping – erythropoietin (EPO) – athlete admitted violation and that deliberately took EPO – Tribunal rejected her submission that suspension should be backdated to the date of sample collection as she had made a “prompt” admission of the violation – Tribunal did not find her admission to be prompt in circumstances – she did not…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v George Playle
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – athlete admitted violation – recreational use at party – Tribunal accepted corroborated evidence that cannabis use not intended to enhance sports performance – mitigating factors – athlete not originally selected for team and called up on short notice – athlete gave evidence that at time used cannabis he did not anticipate…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Aaron Neemia
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – second violation (see Softball NZ v Aaron Neemia, SDT 08/06, decision 7 April 2006 for decision relating to first violation) – law changed this year due to changes in WADA Code and Sports Anti-Doping Rules – Tribunal now has discretion of imposing suspension of between 1 to 4 years (instead of…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Steven Manson
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – recreational use at party – athlete admitted violation – Tribunal accepted corroborated evidence that cannabis use not intended to enhance sports performance – no mitigating factors – aggravating factors were that that he was an experienced athlete who knew he was taking prohibited substance and used it the night before tournament…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Thomas Cameron
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – recreational use at party – athlete admitted violation – Tribunal accepted corroborated evidence that cannabis use not intended to enhance sports performance – no mitigating factors – had received appropriate drug education and knew taking prohibited substance – his knowledge was aggravating factor – 2 months’ suspension appropriate (commencing from 30…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Tom (Zig Zag) Wallace
Overview: Anti-doping – probenecid – boxer tested positive for probenecid – admitted violation but gave evidence violation was inadvertent – doctor at accident and emergency clinic prescribed him probenecid to help treat cellulitis in knee – neither doctor nor athlete knew probenecid was prohibited substance – athlete informed doctor he was competitive boxer subject to drug…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Dane Boswell
Overview: Anti-doping – probenecid – rower tested positive for probenecid in November 2008 – athlete subsequently requested B sample also be tested and this was was also positive – proceedings brought to Tribunal in 2009 by Drug Free Sport upon second positive test result – admitted violation but gave evidence violation was inadvertent – doctor prescribed…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Duane Wineti
Amphetamine (d-amphetamine), Cannabis, Methamphetamine (d-methamphetamine), Presence of prohibited substance in sampleOverview: Anti-doping – rugby league player tested positive for D-methamphetamine, D-amphetamine and cannabis after playing in premiership final – admitted using cannabis in social situation but unable to explain how methamphetamine and amphetamine came to be in his system and denied knowing use – athlete speculated positive test may have resulted from passive inhalation but gave…
