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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Corey Webster
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – NZ basketball representative testing positive at NBL game – athlete admitted violation – Tribunal accepted evidence cannabis not taken for sports performance enhancing purposes but used with a friend in time of personal stress – relevant criterion under rules is athlete’s degree of fault – athlete, and his team, have taken…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Dawn Chalmers
Overview: Anti-doping – furosemide – boxer tested positive after winning NZ championship – took furosemide prescribed by her doctor for medical condition – doctor mistakenly advised her (also mistakenly confirmed by pharmacist) not to use furosemide “close to” or “around competition” when in fact it is prohibited substance not to be taken in or out of…
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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…
