Sports Anti-Doping Act 2006

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Reprint as at 30 July 2008

Sports Anti-Doping Act 2006

Public Act2006 No 58
Date of assent7 November 2006
Commencementsee section 2
Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.

The Sports Anti-Doping Act 2006 is administered by Sport and Recreation New Zealand.

Contents

1 Title

2 Commencement

Part 1
Preliminary provisions

3 Purposes of this Act

4 Interpretation

5 Act binds the Crown

Part 2
Drug Free Sport New Zealand

Subpart 1—Continuation and membership of Drug Free Sport NZ

6 Drug Free Sport New Zealand continued

7 Drug Free Sport NZ is Crown entity

8 Drug Free Sport NZ must act independently

9 Membership of Drug Free Sport NZ

10 Eligibility for appointment as member of Drug Free Sport NZ

11 Superannuation fund or retiring allowances

Subpart 2—Functions and powers of Drug Free Sport NZ

12 Functions of Drug Free Sport NZ

13 Powers of Drug Free Sport NZ

14 Charges for testing

15 Performing Drug Free Sport NZ’s functions and exercising Drug Free Sport NZ’s powers

Subpart 3—Rules

16 Board must make rules

17 Incorporation of material by reference in rules

18 Effect of amendments to, or replacement of, material incorporated by reference in rules

19 Proof of material incorporated by reference

20 Effect of expiry of material incorporated by reference

21 Method of making rules

22 Public access to rules and material incorporated by reference

23 Review of rules

24 Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 not applicable

25 Application of Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989

26 Application of Standards Act 1988 not affected

Subpart 4—Miscellaneous matters concerning Drug Free Sport NZ

27 Recognising needs and privacy of athletes

28 Sharing of evidence and information by Customs, police, and others

Part 3
Sports Tribunal of New Zealand

Subpart 1—Continuation and membership of Tribunal

29 Sports Tribunal of New Zealand continued

30 Membership of Tribunal

31 Chairperson of Tribunal

32 Deputy chairperson of Tribunal

33 Eligibility for appointment as member of Tribunal

34 Term of office of members of Tribunal

35 Termination of appointment of member of Tribunal

36 Remuneration, allowances, and expenses of members

37 Members of Tribunal not personally liable

Subpart 2—Jurisdiction and procedure

38 Functions of Tribunal

39 Procedure of Tribunal

40 Evidence in proceedings before Tribunal

41 Witness summons

42 Service of summons

43 Witnesses’ allowances

44 Privileges and immunities

45 Non-attendance or refusal to co-operate

46 Contempt of Tribunal

47 Costs

Part 4
Transitional provisions, repeal, revocations, and consequential amendments

General transitional provision

48 Matters commenced under New Zealand Sports Drug Agency Act 1994

Transitional provisions for Drug Free Sport NZ

49 Meaning of Agency

50 Tests, proceedings, matters, issues, or things before Agency

51 References to Agency

52 Preparation and making of rules before 1 July 2007

Temporary additional functions of Drug Free Sport NZ

53 Additional functions of Agency prior to 1 July 2007

54 Use of information and evidence gathered under section 53(1)(a)

Transitional provisions for Tribunal

55 Meaning of Sports Disputes Tribunal

56 Issues, proceedings, matters, or things before Sports Disputes Tribunal

57 References to Sports Disputes Tribunal

58 Transitional remuneration of members of Tribunal

Repeal, revocations, and consequential amendments

59 New Zealand Sports Drug Agency Act 1994 repealed

60 Regulations revoked

61 Consequential amendments to other Acts

Schedule 1
Regulations revoked

Schedule 2
Consequential amendments to other Acts

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