2008 Manual of Motorcycle Sport - Motorcycling Australia

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under the ASADA Act (including but not
only the NAD Scheme), the FIM antidoping
policy, this ADP and under the
Code in respect to providing accurate
whereabouts information to ASADA and/
or FIM. Whereabouts information may
be released in accordance with the NAD
Scheme.
11.10 anti-doping - RETIREMENT AND
RETURN TO COMPETITION
11.10.0.1 An Athlete or MA member who wants to
retire from Competition or who wants to
return to Competition after retirement
or any new Member who wishes to
compete in Competition must comply
with such requirements as are set by FIM
and/or ASADA from time to time. The
requirements set out below are current as
at the date of the adoption of this policy.
11.10.0.2 An Athlete who wants to retire from
Competition can only do so by notifying
the ASADA Chair by fully completing
and forwarding to him or her the ASADA
“RETIREMENT NOTIFICATION FORM”
(retirement notification). Retirement
notifications that are not fully completed
will not be accepted and will be returned
to the Athlete. An Athlete’s retirement
date will be the date the ASADA Chair
receives the fully completed retirement
notification.
11.10.0.3 Upon receipt of a notification under GCR
11.10.0.2, the ASADA Chair will, as soon
as reasonably practicable, provide the
Athlete, MA and, in the case of Athletes
who are also included in the FIM
Registered Testing Pool, FIM with written
confirmation of the Athlete’s retirement.
11.10.0.4 Retirement does not:
a) Excuse the Athlete from giving a
Sample requested on or before their
retirement date;
b) Prevent the analysis of a Sample
given by the Athlete on or before
their retirement date;
c) Affect the results of Testing under (a)
or (b) above; or
d) Exempt the Athlete from this ADP
in relation to an Anti-Doing Rule
Violation committed on or before
their retirement date.
11.10.0.5 An Athlete who has retired in accordance
with GCR 11.10.0.2, and who wishes
to return to Competition, can only do
so by notifying the ASADA Chair by
fully completing and forwarding to him
or her, the ASADA “REQUEST FOR
REINSTATEMENT FORM” (reinstatement
request) . Reinstatement requests that are
not fully completed will not be accepted
and will be returned to the Athlete. The
Athlete’s reinstatement request date will
be the date the ASADA Chair receives the
fully completed reinstatement request.
Reinstatement will be at the discretion of
MA in consultation with ASADA.
11.10.0.6 Upon receipt of notification under GCR
11.10.0.2, the ASADA Chair will, as soon
as reasonably practicable:
a) Provide the Athlete with written
confirmation of the outcome of the
Athlete’s reinstatement request; and
b) If the reinstatement request is
approved, provide MA and, in the
case of Athletes who were listed
in the FIM Registered Testing Pool
immediately prior to retirement,
FIM with written confirmation of the
Athlete’s reinstatement.
11.10.0.7 If reinstatement is granted then this ADP
will apply to the Athlete from the date of
their reinstatement request. An Athlete
who is reinstated under GCR11.10.0.2
may not compete in Competitions and
Events conducted by or under the
auspices of MA or FIM until the following
periods expire:
a) For international Competitions and
Events:
• 24 months from the date of the
reinstatement request.
b) For national Competitions and
Events:
• 24 months from the date of the
reinstatement request.
11.10.0.8 An Athlete must be available for
unannounced Out-of-Competition Testing
in accordance with this ADP from the date
of their reinstatement request. Being
available for Out-of-Competition Testing
means that any Athlete who is eligible
to be listed on the national Registered
Testing Pool has been listed on the
national Registered Testing Pool for
the reinstatement period; has provided
current and accurate and up-to-date
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