New South Wales Consolidated Acts

SPORTS DRUG TESTING ACT 1995 - SECT 9

9 Functions

(1) Without limiting section 8, the Agency has the following functions:

(a) to make entries relating to State competitors in the Register in accordance with the applied provisions,

(b) to notify persons and bodies, in accordance with this Act and the applied provisions, of such entries,

(c) to disseminate information about:

(i) the penalties that are likely to be imposed if State competitors record positive test results, or fail to comply with requests to provide samples for testing, under the applied provisions, and

(ii) the testing procedures, and the possibility of State competitors being requested to provide samples, under the applied provisions,

(d) to select:

(i) the State competitors who are to be requested to provide samples for testing under the applied provisions, and

(ii) the dates on which, and the times and places at which, they are to be requested to provide the samples,

(e) to collect samples from State competitors under the applied provisions,

(f) to arrange, under the applied provisions, for the testing of samples.

(2) The Agency must not collect samples from State competitors under the applied provisions for any purpose other than to enable the testing of the samples to determine whether State competitors have been using scheduled drugs or doping methods within the meaning of the Commonwealth Act.

(3) Without limiting the manner in which the Agency may exercise its functions under the applied provisions, the Agency may, in exercising those functions, prepare and maintain a list of all persons whom the Agency knows to be State competitors.

(4) The Agency’s functions under this Act and the applied provisions in relation to State competitors may be exercised within or outside the State.

(5) The Agency may exercise any of its functions in co-operation with the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory or any person, body, association or organisation.