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Defence (Prohibited Substances) Determination 2012

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This Determination sets the official banned-substance list for all Australian Defence Force personnel, replacing the 2005 list and operating under Part VIIIA of the Defence Act. It bars WADA performance-enhancers (S1, S2, S3, S5), Schedule 9 poisons, and all benzodiazepines (e.g., Valium, Rohypnol) — prescription status doesn’t exempt use. Breach can lead to disciplinary action, including court-martial, to preserve fitness and operational readiness.

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Defence (Prohibited Substances) Determination 2012

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Defence (Prohibited Substances) Determination 20121

Defence Act 1903

I, DAVID JOHN HURLEY, Chief of the Defence Force, acting under subsection 93B (1) of the Defence Act 1903 (the Act), determine that a substance or a class of substances in Schedule 1 is a prohibited substance for Part VIIIA of the Act.

Dated 15 March 2012

DAVID JOHN HURLEY

Chief of the Defence Force

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Defence (Prohibited Substances) Determination 2012.

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Revocation of Determination of Prohibited Substances (May 2005)

The Determination of Prohibited Substances (May 2005) is revoked.

4 Definitions

In this Determination:

2012 Prohibited List means the 2012 version of the list of prohibited substances made and published under Article 4.1 of the World Anti-Doping Code by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Poisons Standard means the Poisons Standard prepared under paragraph 52D (2) (b) of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 as in force from time to time.

Schedule 1 Substances or classes of substances

1. A substance mentioned in item S1, S2, S3 or S5 of the 2012 Prohibited List.
2. A substance mentioned in Schedule 9 to the Poisons Standard.
3. A benzodiazepine, including temazepam (Normison), diazepam (Valium), flunitrazepam (Rohypnol) and oxazepam (Serepax)

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Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.

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