2008 Manual of Motorcycle Sport - Motorcycling Australia

11.21.2 Notification to Competitors or Officials
11.21.2.1 Competitors or officials must be informed
by written notice or in SR at least 24
hours prior to any testing being conducted
during the event. They do not need to
be informed of the actual times when
the tests will be conducted. Evidence of
such notice being given must be lodged
with the Stewards prior to any tests being
performed.
11.21.3 Requirements of Competitors or
Officials
11.21.3.1 Competitors and officials being tested will
be asked not to consume any substances
by mouth for a period of 5 minutes prior
to any breath analysis test being carried
out.
11.21.3.2 Should an initial test indicate the presence
of alcohol, a participant will be isolated
for approximately 20 minutes, in the
company of a witness. Another test will
be undertaken no less than 15 minutes
after the initial test. No substances may
be consumed by the competitor or official
by mouth during this period.
11.21.3.3 Should a competitor or official refuse
to submit to an alcohol breath test, or
fails to follow the proper and reasonable
instructions of the testing official, the
competitor or official will be considered
to have returned a positive result. In
these circumstances, no further testing is
required and the competitor or official will
be excluded from further participation in
the day’s competition.
11.21.4 Requirements for Testing
11.214.1 All tests must be conducted using an
appropriate instrument which has been
certified as being calibrated in accordance
with the requirements of the manufacturer
or their agent, within the previous 6
months.
11.21.4.2 The result of all tests performed must be
recorded, together with the names of the
competitor or official and the witness, the
time and date of the test and the result of
the test eg, OK if 0, or actual reading if
>0.
11.21.5 Procedure for Testing
11.21.5.1 Testing should normally be carried out in
the morning, prior to any competition, but
may be undertaken at any time during the
event.
11.21.5.2 Testing will be carried out by an official
authorised by MA for the purpose (refer
to GCR 4.3.9.2) and that official must
have been trained and accredited by the
manufacturer of the testing equipment or
their agent. Such officials may include
doctors and police.
11.21.5.3 Any competitor or official, whose blood
alcohol level is above 0.1g/litre, as
identified by the instrument, will be given
the opportunity to undertake a further test,
which will be undertaken no sooner that
15 minutes and no later than 20 minutes
after the initial (positive) test. In all cases,
the participant shall be accompanied by a
witness appointed by the Testing Official
for the entire period between the 2 tests.
11.21.5.4 Should the subsequent test indicate a
positive blood alcohol reading (ie above
0.1g/litre, as identified by the instrument)
the competitor or official will be excluded
from further participation in the day’s event
and sanctioned under the other provisions
of the MA Anti-Doping Policy.
11.21.5.5 A positive alcohol result is a breach of the
MA Anti-Doping Policy.
11.21.5.6 Should the subsequent (second) test be
negative, then no further action will be
taken against the competitor or official.
The RCB reserves the right however to
ask the same participant to undertake a
further test during the meeting.
11.21.5.7 In any case, the result of the tests may
be reported to the RCB and/or MA by the
official undertaking the tests in the general
event report. Any positive result on the
initial test followed by a negative test
shall not be recorded in the competitor or
official’s history file.
11.21.5.8 The following extract must be read to
competitors or officials prior to undertaking
testing:
“You are about to have your expired air
tested to ensure compliance with the
MA’s Anti-Doping Policy in relation to
the presence of alcohol in your body.
Should the test be positive, a further test
will be undertaken shortly to confirm the
test. Please follow the instructions of the
testing official.”
11.21.5.9 In the event of a positive result in the initial
test (single positive), the following must
be read to the competitor or official:
“Your expired air has indicated the
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