Australian Government: Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority

Skip Navigation and go to ContentAustralian Government: Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority
About Asada

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 and Anti-Doping Rule Violation Panel will be posted here as soon as it is available.

Chief Executive OfficerAurora Andruska ASADA CEO

Aurora Andruska PSM was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ASADA on 10 May 2010.

ASADA is Aurora’s first job in sport, bringing a new challenge to a long and distinguished public service career.

Aurora joins ASADA after serving as Deputy CEO of Centrelink. At Centrelink Aurora was responsible for leading the Corporate Support Group, managing Centrelink’s financial resources, property, communication, governance, planning, information and performance and the Service Delivery Reform and Productivity Program Office. 

Prior to this Aurora worked for the former Department of Education, Science and Training, where in 2006, she was awarded the Public Service Medal for outstanding public service in the development and implementation of a new national framework for vocational education and training in Australia.

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 (CEO) 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