Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN SPORTS ANTI-DOPING AUTHORITY ACT 2006 (NO. 6, 2006) - SECT 15

             (1)  The NAD scheme must:

                     (a)  contain rules (the sporting administration body rules ) that:

                              (i)  are applicable to one or more specified sporting administration bodies; and

                             (ii)  relate to the anti‑doping rules; and

                     (b)  authorise the ASADA to monitor the compliance by sporting administration bodies with the sporting administration body rules; and

                     (c)  authorise the ASADA to notify the ASC about the extent of such compliance by sporting administration bodies other than the ASC; and

                     (d)  authorise the ASADA to publish reports about the extent of compliance by sporting administration bodies with the sporting administration body rules.

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 following are examples of sporting administration body rules:

                     (a)  rules about promoting compliance with the anti‑doping rules by athletes and support persons;

                     (b)  rules about referring possible violations of the anti‑doping rules to the ASADA;

                     (c)  rules about assisting, and giving information, to the ASADA in relation to investigations of possible violations of the anti‑doping rules;

                     (d)  rules about taking action in response to the ASADA’s findings relating to such investigations;

                     (e)  rules about hearings and appeals arising from such findings.