Australian Sports Drug Agency Act 1990
18Minister may request notification
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18 Minister may request notification
(1) The Minister may, in writing, request the Agency to give to the Minister a written notice stating, in respect of each competitor specified in the request, whether the competitor’s name has been entered on a Register. (2) The Minister may include in the request a further request that the Agency set out in the notice, in respect of each specified competitor whose name has been entered on a Register, the contents of the entry. (2A) The Minister may, in writing, request the Agency to give to the Minister a written notice stating, in respect of each competitor specified in the request, whether the competitor has returned a negative test result under a drug testing scheme. (2B) The Minister may, in writing, request the Agency to give to the Minister a written notice stating, in respect of each competitor named in the Minister’s request: (a) who is not an Australian citizen, a permanent resident or a temporarily resident non‑Australian and has, pursuant to a request by the Agency under a drug testing scheme, provided a sample for testing; or (b) who, pursuant to a request by the Agency under Part 3A, has provided a sample for testing; any information that is stated in the Minister’s request in relation to the outcome of the Agency’s request to the competitor to provide a sample. (3) The Agency must comply with any request under subsection (1), (2A) or (2B), and any further request under subsection (2).