Victorian sports anti-doping policy

Current

(1)

The Victorian Minister must prepare and maintain a Victorian sports anti-doping policy.

(2)

The objects of the policy are—

(a)

to promote and encourage ethical participation in sport and recreation in Victoria; and

(b)

to discourage the use of drugs and doping methods in sport and recreation in Victoria.

(3)

The policy—

(a)

must be consistent with the purpose and intent of the World Anti-Doping Code; and

(b)

may include any provisions the Victorian Minister considers necessary to support the purpose and intent of the World Anti-Doping Code; and

(c)

may authorise the Victorian Minister to issue guidelines for the withdrawal of State support from a person who is sanctioned under a Code compliant anti-doping policy.

(4)

In subsection (3)(c)—

Code compliant anti-doping policy means a policy or rule (however described) of a sporting organisation that—

(a)

governs the participation by persons in a sporting event controlled, organised or administered by that organisation; and

(b)

conforms to the World Anti-Doping Code.

This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum Second reading speech

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