Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN SPORTS ANTI-DOPING AUTHORITY ACT 2006 (NO. 6, 2006) - SECT 13

             (1)  The NAD scheme must:

                     (a)  provide that one or more specified classes of athletes and support persons are subject to the NAD scheme; and

                     (b)  contain rules (the anti‑doping rules ) applicable to athletes and support persons; and

                     (c)  authorise the ASADA to request an athlete to keep the ASADA informed of where the athlete can be found; and

                     (d)  authorise the ASADA to request an athlete to provide a sample; and

                     (e)  authorise the ASADA to test, or arrange the testing of, samples so provided; and

                      (f)  authorise the ASADA to investigate possible violations of the anti‑doping rules; and

                     (g)  authorise the ASADA to disclose information obtained during such investigations for the purposes of, or in connection with, such investigations; and

                     (h)  authorise the ASADA to make findings relating to such investigations; and

                      (i)  require the ASADA to establish and maintain a register of such findings; and

                      (j)  authorise the ASADA to notify athletes, support persons and sporting administration bodies of:

                              (i)  findings on the register mentioned in paragraph (i); and

                             (ii)  the ASADA’s recommendations as to the consequences of such findings; and

                     (k)  authorise the ASADA to present:

                              (i)  findings on the register mentioned in paragraph (i); and

                             (ii)  the ASADA’s recommendations as to the consequences of such findings;

                            at hearings of the Court of Arbitration for Sport and other sporting tribunals, either:

                            (iii)  at the request of a sporting administration body; or

                            (iv)  on the ASADA’s own initiative; and

                      (l)  authorise the ASADA to make entries on, or remove entries from, the register mentioned in paragraph (i); and

                    (m)  authorise the ASADA to publish information on and relating to the register mentioned in paragraph (i) if:

                              (i)  the ASADA considers the publication to be in the public interest; or

                             (ii)  the athlete or support person to whom the information relates has consented to the publication;

                            and the other conditions (if any) specified in the NAD scheme for the purposes of this paragraph are satisfied.

Note:          The NAD scheme may make different provision with respect to different matters or different classes of matters (see subsection 33(3A) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 ).

             (2)  The anti‑doping rules may deal with matters arising before or after the commencement of this section.