DownloadGlossary
Doping Control Officer:
An official who has been trained and authorised by the Anti-Doping Organisation with delegated responsibility for the on-site management of a sample collection session.
In-competition test:
Unless provided otherwise in the rules of an International Federation or other Anti-Doping Organisation, an in-competition test is a test where an athlete is selected for testing in connection with a specific competition.
List of International Incidences:
ASDA enters the name of a competitor (an international athlete tested in Australia or an Australian athlete tested overseas) onto the List of International Incidences in specified circumstances, including if the competitor fails, without reasonable cause, to comply with a request to provide a sample or returns a positive test result in relation to a sample collected.
National Anti-Doping Organisation:
The entity(ies) designated by each country as possessing the primary responsibility to adopt and implement anti-doping rules, direct the collection of samples, the management of test results, and the conduct of hearings.
No Advance Notice test:
A test which takes place with no advance warning to the athlete and where the athlete is continuously chaperoned from the moment of notification through to sample provision.
Out-of-competition test:
Any test that is not conducted in-competition.
Register of Notifiable Events:
ASDA enters the name of an Australian competitor onto the Register of Notifiable Events in specified circumstances, including if the competitor fails, without reasonable cause, to comply with a request to provide a sample or returns a positive test result in relation to a sample collected.
Registered Testing Pool:
The pool of top level athletes established separately by each International Federation and National Anti-Doping Organisation who are subject to both in-competition and out-of-competition testing as part of the International Federation’s or Organisation’s test distribution plan.
World Anti-Doping Code (the Code):
The Code is a set of regulations, administered by WADA, designed to harmonise the fight against doping across all sports and jurisdictions.