21CEO’s functions

#### 21 CEO’s functions (1) The CEO has the following functions: (a) such functions as are conferred on the CEO by this Act; (b) such functions as are conferred on the CEO by the NAD scheme; (c) to advise the ASC about matters relating to sports integrity that should be included in any agreement under which the ASC gives money to a sporting organisation; (d) to coordinate a national approach in relation to Australia’s response to matters relating to sports integrity, including threats to sports integrity; (e) to coordinate and strengthen relationships among governments of the States and Territories, regulators, sporting organisations and law enforcement and other agencies in relation to matters relating to sports integrity, including threats to sports integrity; (f) to work with domestic and overseas regulators, sporting organisations and operators of betting services in relation to matters connected with match‑fixing in sport or fraud in sports‑betting; (g) to advise governments of the Commonwealth, the States and Territories on recommended changes to legislation and policies in relation to matters relating to sports integrity, including threats to sports integrity; (h) to work with and provide assistance and advice to sporting administrators to identify potential threats to sports integrity for particular sports and to develop a robust integrity framework for those sports; (i) to support, encourage, develop and implement initiatives that increase the skills and knowledge of people involved in sporting activities about matters relating to sports integrity, including threats to sports integrity; (j) to support and encourage the sporting community to develop and implement comprehensive programs, and education initiatives, about matters relating to sports integrity, including threats to sports integrity; (jaa) to support, encourage and conduct research about matters relating to sports integrity, including threats to sports integrity; (jab) to provide education resources to sporting administrators about matters relating to sports integrity, including threats to sports integrity; (jac) to investigate threats to sports integrity and to collect, analyse, interpret and disseminate information about matters relating to sports integrity, including threats to sports integrity; (jad) to encourage the development of ways for the States and Territories, and sporting organisations, to carry out initiatives about matters relating to sports integrity, including threats to sports integrity; (jae) to cooperate with the States and Territories, and with sporting organisations, to carry out initiatives about matters relating to sports integrity, including threats to sports integrity; (ja) to cooperate with an organisation of a foreign country in the Oceania region that has functions that are the same as, or similar to, those of the CEO; (k) to provide the following services under contract on behalf of the Commonwealth: (i) anti‑doping testing services; (iii) other services (including educational services) in relation to matters relating to sports integrity, including threats to sports integrity; (l) to make resources and facilities (including secretariat services and clerical assistance) available to the ASDMAC for the purposes of enabling the ASDMAC to perform its functions; (m) such other functions as are conferred on the CEO by any other law of the Commonwealth; (n) to advise the Minister about matters relating to any of the above functions; (o) to do anything incidental to or conducive to the performance of any of the above functions. > Note: For sports doping and safety matter, see section 4. Constitutional limits (2) The CEO may perform his or her functions only: (a) for purposes related to external affairs, including: (i) giving effect to an international agreement to which Australia is a party; and (ii) addressing matters of international concern; and (iii) by way of the performance of the CEO’s functions in relation to persons, places, matters or things outside Australia; or (b) for purposes related to money appropriated for the purposes of the Commonwealth; or (c) for purposes related to the granting of financial assistance to a State on such terms and conditions as the Parliament thinks fit; or (d) for purposes related to the executive power of the Commonwealth; or (e) for purposes related to the collection of statistics; or (f) in, or for purposes related to, a Territory; or (g) in a Commonwealth place (within the meaning of the Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970); (h) by way of, or for purposes related to, trade and commerce: (i) between Australia and places outside Australia; or (ii) among the States; or (iii) within a Territory, between a State and a Territory or between 2 Territories; or (i) by way of the provision of an anti‑doping testing service to a constitutional corporation, where: (i) the service involves testing one or more employees of the constitutional corporation; and (ii) the results of the testing are relevant to the relationship between the constitutional corporation and the employee or employees; or (j) by way of the provision of a service to a constitutional corporation, where the service is provided to protect the constitutional corporation’s business reputation from being damaged by the use of drugs and/or doping methods in sport; or (k) in connection with a postal, telegraphic, telephonic or other like service within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution; or (l) by way of the provision of a service to: (i) the Commonwealth; or (ii) an authority of the Commonwealth; or (m) for purposes related to matters incidental to the execution of any of the legislative powers of the Parliament or the executive power of the Commonwealth; or (n) by way of the provision of a service, if the provision of the service: (i) utilises Sport Integrity Australia’s spare capacity; or (ii) maintains or improves the specialised technical skills of the Sport Integrity Australia staff in relation to the testing of athletes; and does not impede the CEO’s capacity to perform his or her other functions.