AUSTRALIAN SPORTS DRUG AGENCY 1998-1999 ANNUAL REPORT
© Commonwealth of Australia
ISSN 1037-378
Abbreviations 6
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7
Chairperson's summary , 9
Board of directors 13
2. ORGANISATIONAL OVERVIEW 15
ASDA at a glance , 17
Establishment 17
Role 17
Clients 17
Services 17
Goals 18
Vision _ 18
Mission IS
Core values 18
People 18
Financial and staffing outcomes for 1998-99 19
3. PERFORMANCE REPORT 21
Planning and performance management framework 23
Critical success factors 25
Quality of products and services 27
Communication 33
Client focus 39
Strategic alliances 43
Accountability 47
Staff partnerships 49
Strategic breakthrough issues 53
Enhance the credibility and affordability of our drug testing service 55
Grow the business 59
Invest in our people 61
Play a leading role in the development of drugs-in-sport policy in Australia 65
4. OTHER CORPORATE MATTERS 69
Miscellaneous statutory issues 71
Client service charter 71
Internal and external scrutiny 71
Equal employment opportunity 71
Workplace diversity 71
Occupational health and safety 71
Discretionary grants 72
Freedom of information 72
Staffing overview 72
Compliance index 74
5. APPENDICES 77
Appendix A: The objects, functions and powers of the agency
are specified in the ASDA Act 79-80
Appendix B: Powers of the Minister under ASDA Act 81
Appendix C: Financial Statements 83-101
Appendix D: International list of incidences 103
Appendix E: ASDA's drug testing for 1998-99 105-110
Appendix F: Register of notifiable events 111-114
Appendix G: Accredited laboratories 115-121
Index 123
Figures
Figure 1 ASDA's organisational structure 19
Figure 2 Tests conducted vs tests planned per bimonthly plan 29
Figure 3 Drugs in Sport Handbook, Hotline and Wallet Card statistics for 1997-98 and 1998-99 35
Figure 4 External client satisfaction 40
Figure 5 Staffing numbers, classifications and genders 73
Figure 6 Staffing employment breakdown 74
Tables
Table 1: Expenditure and staffing 19
Table 2: Quality of products and services performance indicators 27
Table 3: Communication performance indicators 34
Table 4: Client focus performance indicators 39
Table 5: Strategic alliance performance indicators 44
Table 6: Accountability performance measures 47
Table 7: Staff partnership performance indicators 50
Table 8: Enhance the credibility and affordability of our drug testing service milestones 56
Table 9: Grow the business milestones 59
Table 10: Invest in our people to build a dynamic, innovative and client focused organisation milestones 61
Table 11: Training implemented for competency development 62
Table 12: Play a leading role in the development of drugs-in-sport policy in Australia 65
Table 13: Compliance index 75
