Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Respondent after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Cannabis.
Respondent admitted the violation and stated he used cannabis while drinking with friends. The Tribunal accepted that Respondent did not use cannabis with the intention of enhancing his sports performance.
The Tribunal considered aggravating factors were that he used cannabis two days before the match while aware that it was a banned substance and that he had previously signed a participation agreement acknowledging he was aware of the banned substances policy of New Zealand Rugby League.
Mitigating factors included his young age (18) and that he missed out on being considered for selection for under18 teams as a result of the positive test.
The Sports Tribunal of New Zealand decides to impose a 4 week period of ineligibility on the Respondent, starting on 1 March 2008 until 28 March 2008.
ST 2007_18 DFSNZ vs Joseph Flint
Original document
Parameters
- Legal Source
- National Decisions
- Date
- 20 November 2008
- Arbitrator
- Cheatley, Ron
- Paterson, Barry
- Quirk, Carol
- Original Source
- Sports Tribunal of New Zealand
- Country
- New Zealand
- Language
- English
- ADRV
- Adverse Analytical Finding / presence
- Legal Terms
- Aggravating circumstances
- Breach of contract
- Minor
- Mitigating circumstances
- No intention to enhance performance
- Period of ineligibility
- Sport/IFs
- Rugby (WR) - World Rugby
- Other organisations
- Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ)
- Laboratories
- Sydney, Australia: Australian Sports Drug Testing Laboratory (ASDTL) - Sydney (AUS)
- Doping classes
- S8. Cannabinoids
- Substances
- Cannabis (THC)
- Various
- Out-of-competition use / Substances of Abuse
- Document type
- Pdf file
- Date generated
- 30 October 2013
- Date of last modification
- 12 September 2016
