The Board of Drug Free Sport New Zealand has made this rule under section 16 of the Sports Anti-Doping Act 2006 in order to amend the Sports Anti-Doping Rules (2007) (“the Principal Rules”) to provide for the incorporation by reference of The 2008 Prohibited List World Anti-Doping Agency International Standard, and to make amendments to the Principal Rules relating to whereabouts information.
The Principal Rules are amended as follows:
1. Rule 2.1(a) is amended as follows:
“(a) The 2008 Prohibited List World Anti-Doping Agency International Standard;”
2. Rule 5.1.1 and the definition of Prohibited List in the Definitions of the Principal Rules are amended to refer to “The 2008 Prohibited List”.
3. Rule 6.4.3 is amended as follows:
“6.4.3 Where an Athlete in the DFS Registered Testing Pool has failed to submit whereabouts information or has submitted inadequate whereabouts information and has been given a written warning on 3 occasions by DFS in a period of 18 months, DFS will review the failures under Rule 9.4 in order to determine whether to bring Violation Proceedings against the Athlete.”
4. The last 5 lines of Rule 6.4.4 are amended as follows:
“6.4.4 … Where an Athlete has been the subject of 3 written warnings in relation to missed tests in a period of 18 months, DFS will review the information concerning the missed tests under Rule 9.4 to determine whether to bring Violation Proceedings against the Athlete.”
5. Rule 6.4.5 is amended as follows:
“6.4.5 Where an Athlete has been given a total of 3 written warnings for either a failure to provide whereabouts information under Rule 6.4.2 and/or for a missed test under Rule 6.4.4 within a period of 18 months, DFS will review the matter under Rule 9.4 in order to determine whether to bring Violation Proceedings against the Athlete.”
6. The amendments to the Principal Rules shall come into force on 1 January 2008.
7. This Rule was made by the Board of Drug Free Sport New Zealand on 28 November 2007.
Dated at Auckland this 29th day of November 2007.
GRAEME STEEL, Executive Director, Drug Free Sport New Zealand.