IMPORTANT - Changes to Anti-Doping Policy effective 1st January 2009
Our Anti-Doping Policy has been revised to comply with changes to the
World Anti-Doping Code that become effective on 1st January 2009.
AUSRAPID recommends all athletes contact their NSO to find out how the changes will impact on them.
Information for athletes on the changes can be viewed online on the ASADA website.
To download the revised AUSRAPID Anti-Doping Policy please click here.
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority - ASADA
As of 14 March 2006, the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) officially became the Australian Government's new focal point for the fight against drugs in sport. ASADA will be responsible for the roles of "sample collection, education, investigation, presentation of case hearings, sanction recommendations and development, approval and monitoring of each National Sporting Organisations' anti-doping policy."
ASADA provides a HOTLINE service 1800 020 506 (9am - 5pm AEST) for information on the status of substances in sport (i.e they will be able to tell you whether the medication or drugs you are taking are on the prohibited list)
To learn more about ASADA, we recommend you visit their website, www.asada.gov.au.
International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability
(INAS-FID)
Athletes competing at INAS-FID sanctioned events need to follow the INAS-FID
Anti-Doping policy.
To find out more out INAS-FID requirements Click here
Further information relating to anti-doping in sport can be obtained from:
Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee (ASDMAC) Click here
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Click here
Page updated: 26 March 2009
