AUSTRALIAN SPORTS DRUG AGENCY 1995-96 ANNUAL REPORT
© Commonwealth of Australia
ISSN 1037-378
Abbreviations and acronyms viii
Executive summary ix
Chapter 1
introduction 1
Responsible Minister 2
Membership 2
Social justice and equity 4
Internal and external scrutiny 5
Chapter 2
Testing, Research and Policy 7
Objectives and resources 7
Drug testing 7
inter-governmental agreements 13
Register of Notifiable Events 13
Drug testing officials 15
Advice to sporting organisations 16
Legislation 18
Analytical services 20
Special interest groups 21
Special operational issues 23
Chapter 3
Education 27
Objectives and resources 27
National Drugs in Sport Framework 27
Sport-based education programs 28
School-based education programs 34
Information services 37
Public relations 41
Chapter 4
International 45
Objectives and resources 45
International anti-doping agreements 45
International anti-doping policies and programs 49
Provision of information and advice 51
Chapter 5
Corporate 53
Objectives and resources 53
Planning and evaluation 53
Research 54
Financial management 56
Human resource management 57
Social justice 60
Administrative services 62
Chapter 6
Financial statements 65
Appendices
1 Objects, functions and powers of the Australian Sports Drug Agency as specified in the Australian Sports Drug Agency Act 1990 82
2 Powers of the Minister under the Australian Sports Drug Agency Act 1990 84
3 Presentations by ASDA officials 1995-96 86
4 Doping control laboratories accredited by the International Olympic Committee 88
5 International Olympic Committee Medical Code 92
6 ASDA testing for period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996 98
7 ASDA user-pays testing for period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996 100
8 Summary of entries on Register of Notifiable Events 1995-96 101
9 Outcome of 1994-95 entries on Register of Notifiable Events for which sanctions were to be advised 103
10 1995-96 Memorandum of Agreement between the Australian Sports Drug Testing Laboratory and the Australian Sports Drug Agency 104
11 State Coordinators of the School Development in Health Education Project 109
12 Educational resource material distribution 1995-96 110
13 Sport Drug Education Unit advisory committees 1995-96 111
14 The International Anti-Doping Arrangement 112
15 International drug testing statistics 1994 115
16 International clients 1995-96 117
17 Summary of compliance with reporting guidelines 118
Index 119
Tables
1.1 Primary functions of each program area 1
1.2 ASDA financial and staffing resources summary 5
1.3 ASDA expenditure by program 5
2.1 Summary of entries on Register of Notifiable 14
Events by doping class and sport 1995-96
2.2 Summary of entries on the Register of Notifiable 15
Events 1991-92 to 1995-96
3.1 Drugs in Sport Hotline summary 1995-96 40
5.1 Total-number of employees at 30 June 1996 59
5.2 Summary of training undertaken 60
5.3 Categories of training 60
Figures
1.1 Organisation of ASDA 4
3.1 Drugs in Sport Handbook and Wallet Card distribution 1995-96 37
3.2 Hotline statistics 1995-96 39
