Sport Integrity Australia Act 2020
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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.