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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Steven Robinson
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – recreational use – basketball player tests positive to cannabis after match – Tribunal provisionally suspends player on application of NSO – violation admitted at hearing -aggravating factors include experience of player and used cannabis few days before match – remorse and impact of provisional suspension taken into account including adverse publicity-…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Nat Connell
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – recreational use – basketball player tests positive to cannabis after match – Tribunal provisionally suspends player on application of NSO – violation admitted at hearing -aggravating factors include experience of player and used cannabis few days before match – remorse and impact of provisional suspension taken into account including adverse publicity-…
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Basketball New Zealand Inc v Kareem Johnson
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – recreational use – admitted violation – outdated BBNZ anti-doping code applied at time of violation – Tribunal applied same interpretation to code as in BBNZ v Bush (ST 15/07, 10 October 2007) – fact that was a professional athlete did not of itself influence Tribunal – however ban would have potentially…
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Basketball New Zealand Inc v Clifton Bush Junior
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – recreational use – admitted violation – cannabis used by athlete when feeling depressed on anniversary of father’s death – outdated BBNZ anti-doping code applied at time of violation – on one interpretation of BBNZ code, defendant liable for 2 years’ mandatory suspension – Tribunal gave BBNZ code a purposive interpretation –…
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Melony Wealleans v Basketball New Zealand
Overview: Appeal against decision of national sporting organisation – natural justice, bias and ultra vires – national league basketball referee appealed against not being selected by Basketball NZ (BBNZ) for international referees’ clinic – Tribunal held it had jurisdiction to hear such appeals under constitution of BBNZ – appeal out of time – Tribunal prepared to…
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Basketball New Zealand v Mark Dickel
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – NZ representative player – recreational use at party 5 weeks before test – defendant not under contract at time of use – defendant served interim suspension of 2 matches – defendant exposed to adverse publicity and suffered financial consequences as result of interim suspension – no aggravating circumstances justifying further suspension…
