When there's a serious dispute in sport, the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand (the Tribunal) may be able to help. The Tribunal offers an expert panel of members bringing together a comprehensive range of legal, administrative and elite level sporting experience.

This website explains who the Sports Tribunal is, who can use its services and the sorts of disputes it can hear. It also explains the processes to take when bringing a dispute to the Tribunal, including the costs involved.

What's New?

• Tribunal issues reasons for its decision dismissing appeal by women's relay swimmer against non-nomination for Olympics (reasons for decision 18 August 2008)
• Manawatu Jets basketball player suspended for cannabis violation (decision 16 July 2008)
• Tribunal upholds appeal of marathon runner against non-nomination for Olympics (decision 20 June 2008)
• Tribunal expects to deliver decision in Hunter-Galvan appeal next week (media release 13 June 2008)
• Tribunal dismisses appeal by shooter against non-nomination for Olympics (decision 12 June 2008)
• Tribunal issues reasons for decisions in cases of two Otago Nuggets basketball players suspended for cannabis violations (reasons for decision 9 June 2008)
• Tribunal dismisses appeal by women's relay swimmer against non-nomination for Olympics (decision 30 May 2008)
• Touch player suspended for cannabis violation (decision 21 May 2008)
• Two Otago Nuggets basketball players suspended for cannabis violations (decisions 20 May 2008)
• Tribunal announces it will hear appeal by marathon runner Liza Hunter-Galvan against decision of Athletics NZ not nominating her for Olympics (media release 19 May 2008)
• Appointment of three new Sports Tribunal Members announced (13 May 2008)
• President of Marlborough Motor Cycle Club partly successful in appeal against 3 year suspension from Motorcycling NZ for bringing sport into disrepute (decision April 11 2008)
• Tribunal dismisses appeal by swimmer against non-selection for world championships and non-nomination for Olympics (decision 20 March 2008, reasons for decision 8 April 2008)
• Tribunal finds New Zealand softball representative not at fault for positive morphine test (decision 27 February 2008)
• Central Falcons rugby league player suspended for one month for cannabis violation (decision 20 December 2007)
• National league basketballer banned for cannabis violation but ban will be suspended if participates in drug education programme (decision 7 December 2007)
• Wellington Orcas rugby league player suspended until 28 March 2008 for cannabis violation (decision 20 November 2007)
• County Manukau Jets rugby league player suspended until 31 March 2008 for cannabis violation (decision 13 November 2007)
• Tribunal strikes out appeal proceedings (9 November 2007)
• National League Basketballer suspended for 2 months for cannabis violation (decision 10 October 2007)
• Body builder suspended for 2 years for BZP violation (decision 28 September 2007)
• Body builder suspended for 2 years for refusing to provide a sample (decision 20 September 2007)
• Central Falcons rugby league player suspended for 31 days for cannabis violation (decision 14 September 2007, reasons for decision 26 September 2007)
• Two Harbour League rugby league players suspended for 6 weeks for cannabis violations and ineligible to play in Bartercard Cup final (decision 8 September 2007, reasons for decision 17 September 2007)
• Boxer suspended for 2 years for refusing to provide sample (decision 5 September 2007)
• Body builder suspended for 2 years for refusing to provide sample (decision 30 August 2007)
  
  
• Download new Information Guide to the Sports Tribunal (3 July 2007)
• New Rules of Sports Tribunal adopted (2 July 2007)
• New laws affecting Tribunal came into force on 1 July 2007

• Appeal resolved with mediation assistance from Tribunal (19 June 2007)
• Tribunal declines jurisdiction to hear appeals by two table tennis players against not being nominated for academic scholarships (May 25 2007)
• Tribunal dismisses appeal by national league basketball referee against not being chosen for international referees' clinic (March 27 2007)
• NZ women's boxing champion warned and reprimanded and disqualified for cannabis violation (21 December 2006)
• Tribunal announces it will take a new approach to penalties it will impose in future anti-doping cases involving cannabis.
  View Minute informing NSOs and athletes of this revised approach (15 December 2006)
• Canterbury Bulls rugby league player suspended for 2 years for second cannabis violation (28 November 2006)
• Canterbury Bulls rugby league player suspended for 2 months for cannabis violation (24 November 2006)
• Overview/summary information for all 2006 cases
• Overview/summary information for all 2005 cases
• Results and penalties in anti-doping cases (summary tables)