Australian Sports Drug Agency Annual Report

Appendix F: International anti-doping arrangements and drug testing agreements

Government to government arrangements

Arrangements	Type of arrangement	Purpose of arrangement
1. International Anti-Doping Arrangement (IADA)	Multi-lateral government agreement involving Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom.	Pursue best practice in doping control and encourage the international community to implement effective programs. – Provide for reciprocal testing agreements between IADA members' countries.
2. Council of Europe Anti-Doping Convention	Multi-lateral government to government agreement involving 43 signatories from Australia, Canada, South Africa and most European nations. China, New Zealand and United States Olympic Committee are included as observers.	– Provide for parties to cooperate in the fight against doping through doping control programs (not including drug testing services).
3. France - Australia Bilateral Arrangement	Bilateral arrangement between the Minister for Sport and Tourism of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Minister for Youth and Sports of the Government of the French Government relating to cooperation in the area of the fight against doping in sport.	– Promote mutual exchange of anti-doping information and expertise. – Provide for reciprocal testing of French and Australian competitors.

Agency to agency agreements

Parties to the agreement	Type of agreement	Purpose of agreement
4. Anti-Doping International (ADI) and ASDA	Commercial drug-testing agreement	– Provide for testing on behalf of each organisation and better allow ASDA to conduct testing worldwide.
5. Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport and ASDA	Bilateral drug testing agreement	– Provide for reciprocal testing of Canadian and Australian competitors.
6. Chinese Olympic Committee Anti-Doping Commission (COCADC) and ASDA	Memorandum of Understanding between ASDA and COCADC concerning cooperation in the development of measures against doping in sport.	– Mutual exchange of anti-doping information and expertise.
7. COCADC and ASDA	Bilateral drug testing agreement annexed to Chinese-Australian Bilateral Memorandum of Understanding.	– Provide for reciprocal testing of Chinese and Australian competitors.
8. Team Denmark and ASDA	Bilateral drug-testing agreement	– Provide for reciprocal testing of Danish and Australian competitors.
9. Finnish Anti-Doping Committee and ASDA	Bilateral drug-testing agreement	– Provide for reciprocal testing of Finnish and Australian competitors.
10. Portuguese National Institute of Sport and ASDA	Bilateral drug-testing agreement	– Provide for reciprocal testing of Portuguese and Australian competitors.
11. International Drug Testing Management and ASDA	Commercial drug-testing agreement	– Provide for testing on behalf of each organisation and allow ASDA to test in more than 75 countries.
12. Doping Control Netherlands and ASDA	Bilateral drug-testing agreement	– Provide for reciprocal testing of Dutch and Australian competitors.
13. New Zealand Sports Drug Agency and ASDA	Bilateral drug-testing agreement	– Provide for reciprocal testing of New Zealand and Australian competitors.
14. Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports and ASDA	Bilateral drug-testing agreement	– Provide for reciprocal testing of Norwegian and Australian competitors.
15. South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (SAIDFS) and ASDA	Memorandum of understanding	– Promote mutual exchange of information and expertise.
16. SAIDFS and ASDA	Bilateral drug-testing agreement	– Provide for reciprocal testing of South African and Australian competitors.
17. Swedish Sports Confederation: the Doping Commission and ASDA	Bilateral drug-testing agreement	– Provide for reciprocal testing of Swedish and Australian competitors.
18. Swiss Anti-Doping Commission (SADC) and ASDA	Unilateral drug-testing agreement	– Enable ASDA to conduct drug testing on Swiss athletes training and competing in Australia on behalf of SADC.
19. United States Anti-Doping Agency and ASDA	Bilateral drug-testing agreement	– Provide for reciprocal testing of American and Australian competitors.