Sporting administration body rules
15 Sporting administration body rules
The NAD scheme must:
contain rules (the sporting administration body rules) that:
are applicable to one or more specified sporting administration bodies; and
relate to the anti‑doping rules; and
authorise the CEO to monitor the compliance by sporting administration bodies with the sporting administration body rules; and
authorise the CEO to notify the ASC about the extent of such compliance by sporting administration bodies other than the ASC; and
authorise the CEO to publish reports about the extent of compliance by sporting administration bodies with the sporting administration body rules.
The NAD scheme may make different provision with respect to different matters or different classes of matters (see subsection 33(3A) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901).
The following are examples of sporting administration body rules:
rules about promoting compliance with the anti‑doping rules by athletes, support persons and non‑participants;
rules about referring possible violations of the anti‑doping rules to Sport Integrity Australia;
rules about assisting, and giving information to, Sport Integrity Australia in relation to investigations of possible violations of the anti‑doping rules;
rules about taking action in response to the CEO’s assertions relating to such investigations;
rules about hearings and appeals arising from such assertions.
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