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Corporate governance

The Minister

ASADA reports to the Minister for Sport, The Hon Kate Ellis MP

Information about the portfolio responsibilities of the Minister, the Australian government's role in sport, and it's support of anti-doping is available from the Department of Health and Ageing.

As of 1 January 2010 ASADA governance has changed to the structure outlined below. Information about the new Advisory Committee, Anti-Doping Rule Violation Panel and CEO position will be posted here as soon as it is available.

New governance structure

From 1 January 2010, amendments to the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006 (ASADA Act) will come into place. As part of these amendments ASADA will have a new structural and governance arrangements, including:

 

  • the creation of a new ASADA Chief Executive Officer (CO) position which will replace the office of the ASADA Chair
  • the establishment of an  independent Anti-Doping Rule Violation Panel (ADRVP) to make findings on possible anti-doping rue violations
  • the formation of an Advisory Group for ASADA to provide advice to the ASADA CEO on sports doping matters

 

If there have not been appointments to the ADRVP by 1 January 2010, the current ASADA Members will transition to the ADRVP until such appointments have been made. All other appointments will be advised as they occur.

 

For more information on the amendments to the ASADA Act and changes to ASADA’s governance structure, check the following links:

 

Minister for Sport Kate Ellis' media release on the ammendments to the ASADA Act

Ammendments to the ASADA Act on ComLaw

 

 

Richard Ings (Chief Executive)

Photo: Richard Ings

Richard Ings.

Richard Ings is ASADA's first Chair and Chief Executive. Mr Ings assumed these roles when ASADA was officially launched on 14 March 2006. Prior to this Mr Ings joined the Australian Sports Drug Agency (ASDA) as its Chief Executive in September 2005, following five years working for the ATP Tour - the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuit.

As the Executive Vice President Rules and Competition, Mr Ings was responsible for ATP's Anti-Doping Program Management and brings extensive knowledge of anti-doping and sport to ASADA.