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Revised APF Anti-Doping Policy - effective 1 January 2021
21 Dec 2020
NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS
At the end of 2017, the World Anti-Doping Agency(WADA)began a processtorevisethe World Anti-Doping Code(the Code).The revised Codewillcome into force on 1 January 2021.
Key changes:
Some of the key changes include:
- A new Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV): it is an offence to discourage or retaliate against someone from reporting possible doping activities
- Protected Persons: a new category of athletes who will be afforded flexibility in consequences and no mandatory public disclosure
- Substances of Abuse: reduced sanctions for athletes who test positive for ‘Substances of Abuse’ i.e. some social drugs such as cocaine and cannabis.
- Education: a stronger emphasis on education for all cohorts, as outlined in the new International Standard for Education.
Australian National Anti-Doping Policy
With the changes coming, sports need to update their Anti-Doping Policies to ensure they comply with the new Code by 1 January 2021.
For this policy update, the process will be different to previous policy updates in that we will be rolling out a single Australian NationalAnti-Doping Policyforsportsto adopt. The purpose of a single Australian National Anti-Doping Policy is to bring greater consistency for anti-doping rules across the sporting community.
The Australian National Anti-Doping Policy will be housed on the Sport Integrity Australia website. This means that sports will no longer have an individual Anti-Doping policy.
For more details on the changes, please click here
To view the full Anti-Doping Policy, please click here
You can stay educated about Anti-Doping by downloading the ASADA Clean Sport App, available through the Apple App Store and Google Play.
The App is a one stop shop for Anti-Doping which includes tools to find low risk supplements, check if a medication is banned in sport, complete a virtual reality testing mission, give ASADA feedback, report doping and more.
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