24Agency may ask accredited laboratories to test samples

24 Agency may ask accredited laboratories to test samples (1) This regulation applies: (a) if the Agency asks a competitor for a sample under regulation 17; and (b) if the competitor gives the sample in response to the Agency’s request; and (c) whether or not the Agency has used analytical techniques and equipment to test the sample for the presence of any relevant scheduled drug or doping method. (2) The Agency may ask an accredited laboratory to test the sample for the presence of any relevant scheduled drug or doping method. > Note 1 For the meaning of accredited laboratory, see s 66 of the Act and r 84. > Note 2 Section 14 of the Act provides that for the application of Pt 3 of the Act to a particular drug testing scheme, a positive test result in relation to a competitor is, among other things, a finding made: > Note: (a) by an accredited laboratory; or > Note: (b) using specified analytical techniques and equipment. > Note 3 Under subs 17ZC (1) of the Act, the Agency may ask a sporting administration body to arrange for a person who competes in a particular sport to be asked to provide a sample to determine whether the person has been using relevant scheduled drugs or doping methods and to arrange the testing of any sample given for that purpose.