13Anti‑doping rules etc. relating to certain athletes, support persons and non‑participants

#### 13 Anti‑doping rules etc. relating to certain athletes, support persons and non‑participants (1) The NAD scheme must: (a) provide that one or more specified classes of persons who compete in sport, or who have at any time in the last 6 months competed in sport, are subject to the NAD scheme; and (aa) provide that one or more specified classes of support persons are subject to the NAD scheme; and (ab) provide that all non‑participants, or that one or more specified classes of non‑participants, are subject to the NAD scheme; and (b) contain the anti‑doping rules; and (c) authorise the CEO to request an athlete to keep Sport Integrity Australia informed of where the athlete can be found; and (d) authorise the CEO to request an athlete to provide a sample; and (e) authorise the CEO to test, or arrange the testing of, samples so provided; and (ea) authorise the CEO to request a specified person to do one or more of the following within a specified period: (i) attend an interview to answer questions; (ii) give information of a specified kind; (iii) produce documents or things of a specified kind; if the CEO reasonably believes that the person has information, documents or things that may be relevant to the administration of the NAD scheme; and (f) authorise the CEO to investigate possible violations of the anti‑doping rules; and (g) authorise the CEO to disclose information, documents or things obtained in relation to the administration of the NAD scheme (including information obtained during investigations of possible violations of the anti‑doping rules) for the purposes of, or in connection with, that administration; and (h) authorise the CEO to make assertions relating to investigations referred to in paragraph (f); and (j) authorise the CEO to notify athletes, support persons, non‑participants and sporting administration bodies of such assertions; and (ja) authorise the CEO to provide recommendations to sporting administration bodies as to the consequences of such assertions; and (k) authorise the CEO to present: (i) such assertions; and (ii) additional information; at hearings of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the National Sports Tribunal and other sporting tribunals, either: (iii) at the request of a sporting administration body; or (iv) on the CEO’s own initiative; and (m) authorise the CEO to publish information relating to such assertions if: (i) the CEO considers the publication to be in the public interest; or (ia) the publication is required or permitted by the World Anti‑Doping Code; or (ii) the athlete, support person or non‑participant to whom the information relates has consented to the publication; and the other conditions (if any) specified in the NAD scheme for the purposes of this paragraph are satisfied. > Note: The NAD scheme may make different provision with respect to different matters or different classes of matters (see subsection 33(3A) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901). (2) The anti‑doping rules may deal with matters arising before or after the commencement of this section. (3) The NAD scheme must include a provision (a limitations provision) to the effect that an action may be commenced against an athlete, support person or non‑participant in relation to a possible violation of the anti‑doping rules within 10 years after the violation is alleged to have occurred. (4) The limitations provision prevails over a law of a State or Territory, to the extent of any inconsistency.