Western Australian Current Acts

SPORTS DRUG TESTING ACT 2001 - SECT 5

5 .         Competitors under 18

        (1)         Despite section 4, ASDA must not request a WA competitor who is under 18 to provide a sample unless it has first obtained the written consent of the competitor’s parent or guardian.

        (2)         A refusal by the parent or guardian to give consent —

            (a)         is not a failure by the competitor to provide a sample; and

            (b)         is not grounds on which the competitor’s name may be entered on a register under the Commonwealth Act.

        (3)         A consent for the purposes of this section may be given, or refused, either generally or in relation to a particular request.