2009 Manual of Motorcycle Sport - Motorcycling Australia

2009 MANUAL OF MOTORCYCLE SPORT11 ANTI-DOPING POLICY11.2.0.9 Specified Substance has the meaningassigned to it in Article 4.2.2 of the Code.11.2.0.10 Sporting Administration Body has thesame meaning as in the ASADA Act2006.11.3 MA’S POSITION ON DOPING11.3.0.1 MA condemns doping as fundamentallycontrary to the spirit of sport. Thepurpose of this ADP is to protect Athletes’fundamental right to participate in dopingfreesport and to ensure harmonised,coordinated and effective anti-dopingprograms at the international and nationallevel with regard to detection, deterrenceand prevention of doping.11.4 ANTI-DOPING POLICY APPLICATION11.4.0.1 This ADP applies to Athletes and AthleteSupport Personnel as defi ned underthe Code. It also applies to Members,employees and contractors of MA and anyother Person who has agreed to be boundby it.11.5 ANTI-DOPING POLICY OBLIGATIONS11.5.0.1 The persons identifi ed in GCR 11.4.0.1are bound by this ADP as a condition oftheir membership, participation and/orinvolvement in motorcycling. Athletesand/or Athlete Support Personnel mustcomply with this ADP and the anti-dopingrules as prescribed in the NAD schemeunder the ASADA Act. In particular:11.5.0.2 Athletes must:a) know and comply with all anti-dopingpolicies and rules applicable tothem. These include, but may notbe limited to this ADP, the FIM antidopingcode and the NAD Scheme;;b) be aware of whether they are inFIM’s and/or ASADA’s RegisteredTesting Pools and comply withthe requirements of any suchmembership;c) read and understand the ProhibitedList as it relates to them;d) be available for Sample collectionand provide accurate and up-to-datewhereabouts information for thispurpose when identifi ed for inclusionin a Registered Testing Pool;e) take full responsibility, in the contextof anti-doping, for what they ingest,Use and Possess;f) inform medical personnel of theirobligations not to Use or PossessProhibited Substances andProhibited Methods and to takeresponsibility to make sure that anymedical treatment received does notviolate anti-doping policies and rulesapplicable to them;g) immediately refer information aboutpossible anti-doping rule violations toASADA;h) assist, cooperate and liaise withASADA and other Anti-DopingOrganisations in relation to theconduct of any investigation orhearing into an alleged anti-dopingrule violation,i) act in a discreet and confi dentialmanner in discharging theirobligations under this ADP,j) be available for Sample collectionand provide accurate and up-todatewhereabouts information on aregular basis, even if not a regularMember of MA, if required by theconditions of eligibility establishedby any applicable Anti-DopingOrganisation;k) attend anti-doping educationas directed by MA and/or asappropriate. Failure to attend ananti doping education sessionshall be no excuse for an allegedanti-doping rule violation, nor shallit mitigate culpability of the Athletein determining sanction; and,l) accept that ignorance of this ADP,the Code or the Prohibited List isnot an excuse from an alleged antidopingrule violation, and shall notmitigate culpability in sanction.11.5.0.3 Athlete Support Personnel must:a) Know and comply with all antidopingpolicies and rules applicableto them or the Athletes whom theysupport. These include, but may notbe limited to this ADP; the FIM Anti-Doping Policy and the NAD Scheme;81 81