Australian Sports Commission Amendment Act 2005 (Cth)

Australian Sports Commission Amendment Act 2005

No. 40, 2005

An Act to amend the Australian Sports Commission Act 1989, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Amendments Australian Sports Commission Act 1989

Australian Sports Commission Amendment Act 2005

No. 40, 2005

An Act to amend the Australian Sports Commission Act 1989, and for related purposes

[Assented to 1 April 2005]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Australian Sports Commission Amendment Act 2005.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Australian Sports Commission Act 1989

1 Section 51A Insert:

permitted anti‑doping purposes has the meaning given by section 51AA.

2 After section 51A Insert:

51AA Meaning of permitted anti‑doping purposes

(1) In this Part, permitted anti‑doping purposes of a body, being the Commission or a sporting organisation, means any of the following purposes: (a) investigating whether an anti‑doping policy of the body has been breached; (b) determining whether to take action under an anti‑doping policy of the body; (c) determining what action to take under an anti‑doping policy of the body; (d) taking action under an anti‑doping policy of the body; (e) taking, or participating in, any proceedings relating to action that has been taken under an anti‑doping policy of the body.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), taking action under the Commission's anti‑doping policy includes taking action, under an agreement, in relation to a person who is bound by the Commission's anti‑doping policy.