Sports Drug Testing Act 2001
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Sports Drug Testing Act 2001
Western Australia
Sports Drug Testing Act 2001
Contents
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Short title 1
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Commencement 1
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Interpretation 1
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Functions of ASDA and Administrative Appeals Tribunal 2
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Competitors under 18 3
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Agreement about performance of functions 3
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Regulations 4
Notes
Compilation table 5
Defined terms
Western Australia
Sports Drug Testing Act 2001
An Act to provide for drug testing of persons representing Western Australia in sport and certain other persons participating in sport in Western Australia, and for related purposes.
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Sports Drug Testing Act 2001.
2. Commencement
This Act comes into operation on a day fixed by proclamation.
3. Interpretation
In this Act —
ASDA means the Australian Sports Drug Agency established by the Commonwealth Act;
Australian competitor means a person who is a competitor within the meaning of the Commonwealth Act;
Commonwealth Act means the Australian Sports Drug Agency Act 1990 of the Commonwealth;
sample has the same meaning as it has in the Commonwealth Act;
sporting competition has the same meaning as it has in the Commonwealth Act;
WA competitor means a person, other than an Australian competitor —
(a) who represents, is selected to represent, or purports to represent, Western Australia in sporting competition, whether as an individual or as part of a team;
(b) who is in a squad formed for the purpose of selecting a person or team to represent Western Australia in sporting competition;
(c) who receives support (as defined in the Commonwealth Act) from the Government for the purposes of enabling or assisting the person to participate in, or train for participation in, sporting competition; or
(d) whose name is entered on a register under the Commonwealth Act.
[Section 3 amended: No. 8 of 2009 s. 118(2).]
4. Functions of ASDA and Administrative Appeals Tribunal
(1) ASDA has the same functions in relation to WA competitors as are conferred on it by the Commonwealth Act in relation to Australian competitors.