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Ivan Abele v Triathlon New Zealand (ST03/26)
Appeal against decision of NSO, Appeal against penalty, Appeal rights, Jurisdiction, Natural justice, Non anti-doping case decisionsAppeal – triathlon – Triathlon New Zealand (Tri NZ) – course deviation during Tauranga Half Triathlon – lead group of riders followed lead motorbike off prescribed course after encountering blocked turn – Competition Jury dismissed protest – appeal to Tri NZ Board which imposed time penalties resulting in Appellant being relegated from second to third…
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Elenoa Lilo v Boxing New Zealand (ST11/26)
Appeal against decision of NSO, Non anti-doping case decisions, Non-nomination for Commonwealth Games, Selection/nomination appeals, Selection/nomination criteria: whether material on which could reasonably be basedAppeal – Boxing – Boxing New Zealand (BNZ) – EL appealed against decision of BNZ not to nominate her to compete at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games – urgent hearing held – Result decision advised with Reasons decision to follow – urgency due to sport entry dates for the Games – Chair Minute re challenge…
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Samuel McArthur v Fencing New Zealand (ST09/26)
Appeal against decision of NSO, Bias, Eligibility/Ineligibility, Jurisdiction, Non anti-doping case decisions, Non-selection for NZ team, Selection/nomination appeals, Selection/nomination criteria: whether material on which could reasonably be based, Selection/nomination criteria: whether properly followed/implementedAppeal – Fencing – Fencing New Zealand (FeNZ) – appeal against non-selection for World Championships – selectors selected two lower-ranked athletes over Appellant – Grounds of appeal: applicable selection criteria had not been properly followed and/or implemented; selection decision affected by actual bias; no material on which the selection decision could be reasonably based –…
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Toni Talijancich v New Zealand Pony Club Association (ST02/26)
Appeal against decision of NSO, Appeal against penalty, Disciplinary appeals, Natural justice, Non anti-doping case decisionsAppeal – Pony Club – New Zealand Pony Club Association (NZPCA) – appeal against decision of NZPCA National Judicial Committee (NJC) – Ms Talijancich is an NZPCA Board Member – whether Facebook post by Ms Talijancich breached NZPCA Code of Conduct (Code) and Social Media Guidelines – NJC imposed penalty of one-year suspension from positions…
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X v Motorcycling NZ (ST05/25)
Appeal against decision of NSO, Jurisdiction, Natural justice, New evidence, Non anti-doping case decisionsAppeal – junior off-road motorcycling – Motorcycling NZ – appeal against decision of Judiciary Committee, following appeal against decision of Protest Committee – grounds of appeal: natural justice denied, acted outside powers/jurisdiction, new evidence – Tribunal found no sufficient opportunity to produce additional evidence at hearing given to appellant – denial of natural justice –…
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Vincent Dalzell v Judo NZ (ST07/25)
Appeal against decision of NSO, Non anti-doping case decisions, Selection/nomination appeals, Selection/nomination criteria: whether properly followed/implementedAppeal – Judo – Judo NZ – Ground of appeal: the selection/nomination criteria were not properly followed/implemented – Tribunal found that the Judo NZ By-Laws were not properly followed/implemented for eligibility – Judo NZ did not exercise their discretion under the correct clause in the By-Law – matter referred back to Judo NZ with guidance…
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Playaz v Volleyball NZ (ST 19/24)
Appeal against decision of NSO, Eligibility/Ineligibility, Jurisdiction, Non anti-doping case decisions, Other appealsAppeal – 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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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 against decision of NSO, Non anti-doping case decisions, Selection/nomination criteria: whether properly followed/implemented, Selection/nomination criteria: whether reasonable opportunity to satisfyAppeal – 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 –…
