Sports Drug Testing Bill 2003 (Qld)

Queensland

SPORTS DRUG TESTING BILL 2003

Queensland

SPORTS DRUG TESTING BILL 2003

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DICTIONARY

A BILL FOR

An Act to enable the Australian Sports Drug Agency to test State competitors for the use of drugs and doping methods, and for related purposes

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The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Sports Drug Testing Act 2003.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3 Objects of Act (1) The objects of this Act are—

(a) to protect the health of State competitors by discouraging the use of drugs and doping methods; and

(b) to protect the State's outstanding sporting reputation; and (c) to protect the State's financial investment in sport; and

(d) to recognise community expectations that athletes representing the State or receiving State support compete fairly without the use of drugs or doping methods.

(2) The objects are to be achieved mainly by conferring functions and powers on ASDA to carry out testing of State competitors for the use of scheduled drugs or doping methods.