Decisions

  • 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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  • 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 –…

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  • Hannah Thomas v Canoe Slalom New Zealand

    Appeal – Canoe Slalom – Canoe Slalom New Zealand – athlete not nominated for Olympic selection – appeal based on not properly implementing the nomination criteria – no opportunity to meet the criteria – no material on which to base the decision – urgency – decision made on the papers – grounds of appeal not…

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  • Sammie Maxwell v Cycling New Zealand

    Appeal –Cycling New Zealand – athlete not nominated for Olympic selection –– decision appealed on four grounds – urgency – hearing held ––Tribunal upheld appeal – nomination made – reasons to follow

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  • Michael Bias v Cycling New Zealand

    Appeal – BMX – Cycling New Zealand – athlete not nominated for Olympic selection – met the primary objective of the nomination criteria –Rico Bearman nominated and athlete nominated as a reserve – decision appealed on basis the nomination criteria not properly followed and/or implemented  –  bias – urgency – hearing held – not found…

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