Sport Integrity Australia CEO Can Give Temporary Bans and Agreed Penalties; CEO Must List Doping Violations
Sport Legislation Amendment (World Anti-Doping Code Implementation) Bill 2026
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2nd House
Law
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Sport Integrity Australia CEO can now give athletes, support staff, or other participants temporary suspensions. This stops them from competing or taking part in activities before a final decision is made.
The Sport Integrity Australia CEO can disqualify people, fine them, or ban them from the sport. This can happen if the person and the CEO agree that a doping rule was broken and agree to the penalty.
The Sport Integrity Australia CEO must generally list people who break anti-doping rules on the Violations List. This must happen within 20 days after the appeal period ends or the person gives up their right to appeal.
The Sport Integrity Australia CEO must list anyone on the Violations List who competes or takes funding while they are suspended or banned.
If a person is found to have 'no fault' in a doping violation, the CEO must check if the person agrees to be listed, if their identity is already public, and if it is in the public interest before adding them to the Violations List.
For disputes about refused medical exemptions for banned drugs, the National Sports Tribunal must include the affected person and the Chair of the Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee as parties in the arbitration.
Topics
anti-doping privacy professional licensing public health regulatory compliance sports integrity