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Report on performance ASADA ANNUAL REPORT 2012:13Review of WADA Prohibited ListWADA is responsible for annually updating the Prohibited List of substances and methods prohibited in sports.We provided technical input to the Office for Sport to help prepare the <strong>Australian</strong> Government’s response to theProhibited List update. The <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> Drug Medical Advisory Committee (ASDMAC) also provided input tothe Office for Sport for this purpose.WADA Symposium for <strong>Anti</strong>-<strong>Doping</strong> OrganisationsIn March 2013, ASADA attended the WADA Symposium for <strong>Anti</strong>-<strong>Doping</strong> Organisations in Lausanne, Switzerland.The theme of the ninth edition of the symposium was Ten Years of the World <strong>Anti</strong>-<strong>Doping</strong> Code, Ten Years intothe Future — The Need for New Strategies to Enhance the Fight against <strong>Doping</strong>. With more than 300 anti-dopingrepresentatives attending the symposium, it provided an excellent forum to network with other agencies, as well asgain an insight into the challenges being faced worldwide.The topics covered at the symposium included:> the review of the 2009 World <strong>Anti</strong>-<strong>Doping</strong> Code and the International Standards> guidance on the implementation of anti-doping strategies intended to supplement current tools, including theuse of investigations and intelligence> the implementation and further development of the Athlete Biological Passport> lessons learned from the investigation of the US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team.Of particular interest to delegates at the symposium was the discussion around investigations and intelligence andhow these functions can contribute to the overall anti-doping effort within a country. As Australia was one of thefirst countries to introduce investigations and intelligence into an anti-doping detection program, WADA was keento invite ASADA onto a panel. On this panel ASADA’s Chief Operating Officer highlighted the ongoing importanceinvestigations and intelligence plays as a strategic tool in Australia’s integrated anti-doping framework.WADA SYMPOSIUM – MARCH 2013. ASADA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER TREVOR BURGESS THIRD FROM LEFT.41

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