Playaz v Volleyball NZ (ST 19/24)
Appeal – volleyball – Volleyball NZ – appellant’s team lost a National Club Championship 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 NZ were that the transfer had occurred and the player was eligible to play – appeal against eligibility decision of Volleyball NZ – Tribunal satisfied that there was a failure to comply with the Volleyball NZ transfer policy – no confirmation that the transfer had occurred before the match – player held to be ineligible to play – Tribunal comments about perverse outcomes arising from transfers extinguishing suspensions – appeal upheld