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Quaid Thompson v Canoe Racing New Zealand
Bias, Jurisdiction, Non anti-doping case decisions, Non-nomination for Olympics, Non-selection for OlympicsAppeal – Canoe Racing – athlete not nominated for Olympic selection – K1 boat quota returned – athlete not a member of sprint squad so not considered for crew boats (K2, C2, K4) – decision appealed on all grounds of appeal – urgency – hearing held – CRNZ raise issue of jurisdiction on the basis…
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Anon v New Zealand Canoe Polo Association (08/2023)
Tribunal upholds appeal against NSO decision to stand athlete down from participating in Oceania Champs and increase in supervision period from six months to one year. The Tribunal agreed there had been a denial of natural justice and that the sanction imposed was excessive and disproportionate.
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Anon v New Zealand Canoe Polo Association (08/2023)
Appeal against decision of NSO, Disciplinary appeals, Natural justice, Non anti-doping case decisionsAppeal of NZCPA decision – disciplinary process – decision increased sanction from original decision – denial of natural justice – no opportunity to test inculpatory evidence – stood down from Oceania Champs – supervision period of one year – sanction excessive and disproportionate
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Lee Marshall
Overview: Anti-doping – canoe sprinter based in Auckland returned a test indicating significantly elevated levels of andosterone, testosterone and 5βAdiol, which are all non-specified substances prohibited at all times – athlete admitted the violation, and submitted emails as to mitigating circumstances – Tribunal accepted that the athlete had not taken the prohibited substances to gain a…
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Andrew Roy v Canoe Racing New Zealand
Appeal against decision of NSO, Non-selection for NZ team, Selection/nomination criteria: whether properly followed/implemented, Selection/nomination criteria: whether reasonable opportunity to satisfyOverview: Appeal against decision of NSO – non-selection – A appealed against decision of Canoe Racing New Zealand (CRNZ) to not select him for the Under 23 K1 200 event at the World Championships – Tribunal concluded CRNZ’s decision not to select A did not conform with the Selection Policy that laid down the criteria for…
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Darryl Fitzgerald v New Zealand Canoe Racing
Appeal against decision of NSO, Bias, Natural justice, Non-selection for NZ team, Selection/nomination criteria: whether material on which could reasonably be based, Selection/nomination criteria: whether properly followed/implemented, Selection/nomination criteria: whether reasonable opportunity to satisfyOverview: Appeal against decision of NSO – non-selection – D appealed against a decision of Canoe Racing New Zealand (CRNZ) to not send a men’s K2 1000 team to the 2015 World Cup series regattas – heard under urgency – CRNZ chose D and F as the crew for a Men’s K2 boat to compete…
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Zac Quickenden v Canoe Racing New Zealand
Overview: Appeal against decision of NSO – selection – jurisdiction – no jurisdiction as notice of appeal filed out of time
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Nicolo Riosa v Canoe Racing New Zealand
Appeal against decision of NSO, Bias, Jurisdiction, 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/implemented, Selection/nomination criteria: whether reasonable opportunity to satisfyOverview: Appeal again non-selection for NZ team – appellant not selected for Men’s Open K1 Marathon team to compete at International Canoe Federation Marathon Championships – although appellant not selected for Men’s open team he had been selected for NZ Masters team – whether Tribunal had jurisdiction to hear appeal – NSO argued that as appellant…
