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New Zealand Federation of Body Builders v Daryll Tomuli
Overview: Anti-doping – nandrolone – defendant admitted violation – took dietary product supplied by another competitor without checking further – two positive drug tests (at two body building events eight days apart) treated as one violation – Tribunal accepted defendant only took substance once – defendant competed at second event where second drug test taken before
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Softball New Zealand v Justin Karaitiana
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – Tribunal reviewed its earlier decisions and set out approach it will take in future cannabis cases – if athlete satisfies Tribunal that no intention to enhance sports performance, the likely penalty will be a reprimand and warning provided Tribunal also satisfied the cannabis use was unrelated to the sport, represented no
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Cody McMaster v Kartsport New Zealand
Overview: Appeal against decision of national sports organisation – appeal against disciplinary penalties – appellant allegedly using motor vehicle in an irresponsible and dangerous manner on a public road outside a Kart race meeting venue – Tribunal concluded appellant had been denied natural justice – summonsed to hearing without being supplied with details of charges against
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Simon Hunter v Kartsport New Zealand
Overview: Appeal against decision of national sports organisation – appeal against disciplinary penalties imposed as a result of appellant’s alleged involvement in a fight after a prize-giving function – Tribunal concluded appellant had been denied natural justice – summonsed to hearing without being supplied with details of charges against him – told hearing to consider penalty
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Softball New Zealand v Aaron Neemia
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – elite athlete – level of knowledge and experience – defendant had been NZ and Samoan representative – defendant admitted violation – attended stag party where people smoking cannabis – claimed positive drug test result may have been due to passive inhalation or he may actually have smoked cannabis himself at party
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New Zealand Federation of Body Builders v Naera Johnson
Overview: Anti-doping – clenbuterol – defendant admitted violation, advised that she did not want to participate further in the hearing and acknowledged that the Tribunal may impose a penalty without holding a hearing of the parties – no further information provided to warrant imposing any other penalty than the two year period of ineligibility set out
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Jarrod Mudford v New Zealand Shooting Federation Inc and New Zealand Olympic Committee Inc
Overview: Appeal against non-nomination for NZ shooting team to compete at Commonwealth Games – jurisdiction – Tribunal declined jurisdiction to hear appeal – appellant bound by contract with NZ Olympic Committee (NZOC) requiring him to follow specific appeal procedures – appellant did not do so and instead appealed his non-nomination for the team to NZ Shooting
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Touch New Zealand v Nui Bartlett
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – recreational use – intoxication – cross code effect of suspension – defendant was a NZ touch representative, NPC rugby player and potential NZ Sevens rugby player – tested positive for cannabis after playing in touch tournament – the night before tournament he was celebrating being part of rugby team that won
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Andrew Stroud v Motorcycling New Zealand
Overview: Appeal against decision of national sports organisation (NSO) – appellant appealed against being relegated (by race steward) and subsequently disqualified (by protest committee) for passing another rider under a yellow flag during motorcycle race – disqualification upheld by appeal committee of NSO – decision affected who would be NZ champion – Tribunal found evidence fell
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New Zealand Federation of Body Builders v Barbora Jurcanova
Overview: Anti-doping – clenbuterol – when visiting family overseas defendant took medicines belonging to mother, including spiropent, to relieve flu symptoms – did not know spiropent was trade name for clenbuterol – brought spiropent tablets back to NZ and continued to use them which she claimed caused her positive test – whether no significant fault or
