AUSTRALIAN SPORTS ANTI-DOPING AUTHORITY 2007-08 ANNUAL REPORT
© Commonwealth of Australia
ISSN 1833-8976
Table of contents
Letter of transmittal iii
Guide to this report iv
Overview 1
Message from the Chair 2
About us 6
Snapshot of ASADA 6
Highlights from 2007–08 10
Outlook for 2008–09 10
Report on performance 13
Report on performance 14
Outcome 1 15
Output 1.1 – Deterrence Program 16
Deterrence 18
Output 1.2 – Detection Program 28
Detection 29
Output 1.3 – Enforcement Program 33
Enforcement 34
Management and accountability 37
Corporate governance 38
External scrutiny 48
Management of human resources 49
Financial information 55
Summary of our financial performance 56
Discretionary grants 56
Asset management 56
Purchasing 57
Engagement of consultants and contractors 57
Financial statements 60
Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee 103
Appendixes 109
Appendix A: Doping control statistics 1997–98 to 2007–08 110
Appendix B: Publicly announced anti-doping rule violations 2007–08 111
Appendix C: International anti-doping and doping control 114
Appendix D: Powers of the minister to give directions to ASADA 115
Appendix E: ASADA’s functions, powers and delegations 116
Appendix F: Staffing statistics at 30 June 2008 118
Appendix G: Occupational health and safety 121
Appendix H: Advertising and market research 122
Appendix I: Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance 123
Appendix J: Freedom of information 124
Appendix K: Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee – functions 125
Appendix L: Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee – therapeutic use exemptions granted 127
List of abbreviations and glossary 131
Indexes 135
Tables
Table 1: Resources for Outcome 1 15
Table 2: Output 1.1 performance measures 16
Table 3: Education activities during 2007–08 20
Table 4: Output 1.2 performance measures 28
Table 5: Anti-doping tests conducted by ASADA in 2007–08 30
Table 6: Doping control facts and figures 2007–08 30
Table 7: Output 1.3 performance measures 33
Table 8: ASADA member details at 30 June 2008 40
Table 9: ASADA members’ attendance at Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Committee meetings 2007–08 42
Table 10: Expenditure on new and existing consultancy contracts 2007–08 57
Table 11: Consultancy service let during 2007–08 of $10,000 or more 58
Table 12: ASDMAC Members 105
Table 13 ASDMAC budget 2007–08 107
Table 14: Doping control statistics 110
Table 15: Publicly announced anti-doping rule violations 111
Table 16: Entries on the Register of Findings 2006–07 where the outcome was to be advised 113
Table 17: Government to government arrangements 114
Table 18: Full and part time staff at 30 June 2008 118
Table 19: Staff by classification groups and location at 30 June 2008 118
Table 20: SES staff at 30 June 2008 118
Table 21: Staff in equal employment opportunity groups at 30 June 2008 119
Table 22: Salary ranges of employees 119
Table 23: Number of staff on AWAs or certified agreement 120
Table 24: Performance payments 2006–07, paid in 2007–08 120
Table 25: Advertising and market research 122
Table 26: Therapeutic use exemption applications 2007–08 127
Table 27: Substances approved for therapeutic use 129
Figures
Figure 1: Organisational structure at 30 June 2008 8
Figure 2: Australia’s anti-doping framework 9
Figure 3: ASADA’s outcome and output structure 2007–08 14
Figure 4: Number of athletes recording anti-doping rule violations 35
