Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) The ASADA has the following functions:
(a) such functions as are conferred on the ASADA by Part 2;
(b) such functions as are conferred on the ASADA by the NAD scheme;
(c) to advise the ASC about sports drug and safety matters that should be included in any agreement under which the ASC gives money to a sporting organisation;
(d) to advise the ASC about recognising a sporting organisation as being responsible for administering the affairs of a sport, or of a substantial part or section of a sport, in Australia;
(e) to support, encourage, develop and implement initiatives that increase the skills and knowledge of people involved in sporting activities about sports drug and safety matters;
(f) to support and encourage the sporting community to develop and implement comprehensive programs, and education initiatives, about sports drug and safety matters;
(g) to support, encourage and conduct research about sports drug and safety matters;
(h) to collect, analyse, interpret and disseminate information about sports drug and safety matters;
(i) to encourage the development of ways for the States and Territories, and sporting organisations, to carry out initiatives about sports drug and safety matters;
(j) to cooperate with the States and Territories, and with sporting organisations, to carry out initiatives about sports drug and safety matters;
(k) to provide the following services under contract on behalf of the Commonwealth:
(i) anti‑doping testing services;
(ii) safety checking services;
(iii) other services (including information technology services) relating to sports drug and safety matters;
(l) to make resources and facilities (including secretariat services and clerical assistance) available to the ASDMAC for the purposes of enabling the ASDMAC to perform its functions;
(m) such other functions as are conferred on the ASADA by this Act or any other law of the Commonwealth;
(n) to advise the Minister about matters relating to any of the above functions;
(o) to do anything incidental to or conducive to the performance of any of the above functions.
Note: For sports drug and safety matter , see section 4.
Constitutional limits
(2) The ASADA may perform its functions only:
(a) for purposes related to external affairs, including:
(i) giving effect to an international agreement to which Australia is a party; and
(ii) addressing matters of international concern; and
(iii) by way of the performance of its functions in a place outside Australia; or
(b) for purposes related to money appropriated for the purposes of the Commonwealth; or
(c) for purposes related to the granting of financial assistance to a State on such terms and conditions as the Parliament thinks fit; or
(d) for purposes related to the executive power of the Commonwealth; or
(e) for purposes related to the collection of statistics; or
(f) in, or for purposes related to, a Territory; or
(g) in a Commonwealth place (within the meaning of the Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970 );
(h) by way of, or for purposes related to, trade and commerce:
(i) between Australia and places outside Australia; or
(ii) among the States; or
(iii) within a Territory, between a State and a Territory or between 2 Territories; or
(i) by way of the provision of:
(i) an anti‑doping testing service; or
(ii) a safety checking service;
to a constitutional corporation, where:
(iii) the service involves testing one or more employees of the constitutional corporation; and
(iv) the results of the testing are relevant to the relationship between the constitutional corporation and the employee or employees; or
(j) by way of the provision of a service to a constitutional corporation, where the service is provided to protect the constitutional corporation’s business reputation from being damaged by the use of drugs and/or doping methods in sport; or
(k) in connection with a postal, telegraphic, telephonic or other like service within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution; or
(l) by way of the provision of a service to:
(i) the Commonwealth; or
(ii) an authority of the Commonwealth; or
(m) for purposes related to matters incidental to the execution of any of the legislative powers of the Parliament or the executive power of the Commonwealth; or
(n) by way of the provision of a service, if the provision of the service:
(i) utilises the ASADA’s spare capacity; or
(ii) maintains or improves the specialised technical skills of the ASADA staff in relation to the testing of athletes;
and does not impede the ASADA’s capacity to perform its other functions.