Overview: Organisational overview

ASADA Snapshot: 2005–06

Vision

Australia’s driving force for Pure Performance in sport.

Mission

To protect Australia’s sporting integrity through the elimination of doping.

Values

As an authority staffed under the Public Service Act 1999, ASADA operates in accordance with the Australian Public Service (APS) values set out in section 10 of that Act. While all of the APS Values guide ASADA’s operations, it gives particular emphasis to:

Legislative basis

ASADA is an Australian Government body corporate within the Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio. ASADA operates under the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006 (the ASADA Act) and Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Regulations 2006, which came into effect on 14 March 2006.

Minister

ASADA reports to the Minister for the Arts and Sport, Senator the Hon Rod Kemp.

The powers of the Minister as specified under the ASADA Act appear at Appendix G.

ASADA’s responsibility

Deterrence, Detection and Enforcement form the basis of ASADA’s anti-doping program – a program which represents the most fully integrated anti-doping framework in the world. It incorporates doping control, education, investigation, presentation of cases at hearings, sanction recommendations and the development, approval and monitoring of sporting organisations’ anti-doping policies.

Through ASADA’s strategic, comprehensive and holistic anti-doping program, together with a team dedicated to eradicating doping in sport, ASADA aims to ensure that the pure spirit of sport remains in play.

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Role and functions

Sport is a powerful cultural force in Australia and it is ASADA's role to preserve and protect its value - not only for athletes, their support persons and sporting organisations, but for all Australians.

The primary functions of ASADA are:

The functions, powers and delegations of ASADA in accordance with the ASADA Act are at Appendix F.

Organisational structure

ASADA's head office is located in Canberra, with a further four offices operating in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide.

The full-time Chair of ASADA operates as the Authority's Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

ASADA is structured into four organisational pillars, with a Group Director heading each pillar:

ASADA formally moved to this structure in May 2006. The organisational structure for ASADA as at 30 June 2006 is on page 11.

Changes to the outcome and output structure

The 2006-07 Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) reflect the outcome and output structure developed for the establishment of ASADA on 14 March 2006. The changes between the 2005-06 PBS (reflecting ASDA's operations) and the 2006-07 PBS (reflecting ASADA's operations) are summarised in the following table.

Figure 2: CHANGES TO THE OUTCOME AND OUTPUT STRUCTURE 2006-07

2005–06 Portfolio Budget Statements

2005–06 Portfolio Additional Estimates

2006–07 Portfolio Budget Statements

Outcome 1
The Australian sporting community can deter athletes from using banned doping practices through the provision of a high quality, independent and accessible anti-doping program, in order to preserve the value of sport.

Outcome 1
No change

Outcome 1
The protection of Australia’s sporting integrity through eliminating doping.

Output 1.1
Drug Testing Program

No change

Output 1.1
Deterrence Program

Output 1.2
Education, Communication and Advocacy Services

No change

Output 1.2
Detection Program

 

 

Output 1.3
Enforcement Program

The 2006 Federal Budget provided the following outcomes and outputs for ASADA in 2006–07.

Figure 3: ASADA'S OUTCOME AND OUTPUT STRUCTURE 2006-07
Outcome 1
The protection of Australia’s sporting integrity through eliminating doping.

Output 1.1
Deterrence Program

Output 1.2
Detection Program

Output 1.3
Enforcement Program

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