AUSTRALIAN SPORTS DRUG AGENCY 1996-97 ANNUAL REPORT
© Commonwealth of Australia
ISSN 1037-378
Tabel of contents
The structure of this report iv
Compliance index v
Abbreviations ix
Chairman's Introduction x
Board of Directors xii
Chapter 1
Corporate overview
Legislative basis
Responsible Minister
Our mission and values.
Sharpening our focus 2
Our partners 3
Social justice and equity 4
Discretionary grants 4
Internal and external scrutiny 4
Chapter 2
Critical Success Factor One: Deterence 7
Objective 1
Objective 2
Objective 3
Increase the perceived risk of being selected for a drug test 9
Increase the standard of drug testing and sample collection procedures 17
Increase the comprehensive nature of the response by sports
to banned doping practices 24
Chapter 3
Critical Success Factor Two: Education 29
Objective 4: Increase the perception that banned doping practices are cheating 30
Objective 5: Increase the skills and knowledge of government and
non-government clients 32
Objective 6: Increase the knowledge of athletes and coaches of the international
response to drugs in sport 36
Objective 7: Increase the sporting community's awareness of ASDA activities 37
Chapter 4
Critical Success Factor Three: International Response 39
Objective 8: ncrease the effectiveness of international anti-doping programmes 40
Objective 9: Increase the skills and knowledge of international clients 44
Chapter 5
Critical Success Factor Four: National Response 51
Objective 10: Increase the effectiveness of the national response to the drugs in sport issue 52
Chapter 6
Critical Success Factor Five: Client Participation 55
Objective 11: Increase the effectiveness of client involvement in planning, implementation and evaluation of agency activities 56
Chapter 7
Critical Success Factor Six: Efficiency and Accountability 61
Objective 12: Increase the effectiveness of systems and structures to enable staff to meet their responsibilities 62
Objective 13: Increase the skills of staff to meet agency's requirements 69
Objective 14: Increase the effectiveness of the planning and evaluation process 72
Chapter 8
Financial Statements 75
Independent audit report by the Australian National Audit Office 76
Statement by Directors 78
Operating statement for year ended 30 June 1997 79
Statement of assets and liabilities as at 30 June 1997 80
Statement of cash flows for the year ended 30 June 1997 81
Schedule of commitments for the year ended 30 June 1997 82
Schedule of contingencies for the year ended 30 June 1997 83
Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 1997 84
Appendix 1 Objects, functions and powers of the Australian Sports Drug Agency as specified in the Australian Sports Drug Agency Act 1990 92
Appendix 2 Powers of the Minister under the Australian Sports Drug Agency Act 1990 94
Appendix 3 Summary of Entries on Register of Notifiable Events 1996-97 95
Appendix 4 ASDA testing for period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997 98
Appendix 5 ASDA user-pays testing for period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997 101
Appendix 6 Outcome of previous entries on Register of Notifiable Events for which sanctions were to be advised 103
Appendix 7 Summary of entries on Register of Notifiable Events by doping class and sport 1996-97 104
Appendix 8 Summary of entries on the Register of Notifiable Events 1991-92 to 1996-97 105
Appendix 9 Summary of entries on the International List of Incidences 1996-97 106
Appendix 10 Outcome of previous entries on the International List of Incidences for which sanctions were to be advised 106
Appendix 11 International Olympic Committee Medical Code - Prohibited classes of substances and prohibited methods 107
Appendix 12 Implementation of the National Drugs in Sport Framework by states and territories; policy, educational, legislative and drug testing components 113
Index 115
Figures
Figure 1.1 Australian Sports Drug Agency structure at 30 June 1997 2
Figure 2.1 Drug testing conducted 1992-93 to 1996-97 11
Figure 3.1 Comparison of hotline usage 33
Figure 3.2 Analysis of hotline queries 34
Figure 3.3 Handbook, hotline and Infopac distribution 35
Tables
Table 1.1 ASDA expenditure by programme 3
Table 1.2 ASDA financial and staffing resources summary 5
Table 6.1 Total number of employees at 30 June 1997 59
