Kate Lundy (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Kemp, the Minister for the Arts and Sport. Is the minister aware that the AFL’s antidoping policy gives players two chances to test positive to illegal drugs before they are sanctioned or their names are made public? Can the minister advise whether this policy complies with the World Anti-Doping Authority code? Can the minister also indicate whether the AFL have met the antidoping requirements of their own policy, the policies of the Australian Sports Commission or the rules of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority? Didn’t the minister himself also note last week that the AFL’s practice was out of step with community expectations? If the minister is concerned, can he advise the Senate of any action he has taken to ensure that the AFL comply with their own rules, the rules of the ASC and those of the Sports Anti-Doping Authority, and stop undermining the government’s zero tolerance approach to drugs in sport?