About this report
Purpose
The annual report of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) outlines the performance of ASADA and the Australian Sports Drug Agency (ASDA) for the financial year ending 30 June 2006.
ASADA assumed the roles and functions of ASDA on 14 March 2006.
The report is prepared in accordance with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s Requirements for Annual Reports, released June 2006. Information pertaining to ASDA is compliant with the requirements of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 (CAC Act).
This report provides an overview of the combined outputs of the two organisations for the year. Financial statements and specific requirements (where required) are presented separately. All other sections of the report refer to the two organisations as one, ASADA.
Structure
This report is structured into the following sections:
- Overview – review of the year by the ASADA Chair, an outline of ASADA’s role, function, structure and Portfolio Budget Statement (PBS) outcome and output structure.
- Performance review – reporting the organisation’s performance against its outcomes.
- Management and accountability – reporting on the organisation’s management practices, including corporate governance, human resources and financial management.
- ASDA – reporting requirements for Commonwealth Authorities and Companies.
- Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee (ASDMAC) – review of the function, members and achievements.
- Financial Statements – audited statements for both ASADA and ASDA.
- Appendices – additional information pertaining to the report.
- Glossary and Index – incorporating a glossary of terms used within the report, compliance index and general index.
Aids to Access
This report is available in its entirety on the ASADA website www.asada.gov.au in html and pdf format. The direct link to the document is http://www.asada.gov.au/resources/reports/current/ar06/index.htm.
Readers
This report is provided to the Minister for the Arts and Sport, to be tabled in both Houses of the Parliament of Australia, as a detailed report of ASADA’s operations. Additional information has been included to meet the needs of ASADA’s stakeholders

