Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Amendment (Enhancing Australia's Anti-Doping Capability) Act 2020 (51 of 2020)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 1   Anti-Doping Rule Violation Panel

Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006

35   Saving and transitional provisions

Secrecy

(1) Part 8 of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to a person who at any time before that commencement was:

(a) a person engaged by the Commonwealth to perform services for the ADRVP; or

(b) a designated associate of:

(i) a person; or

(ii) a partnership;

engaged by the Commonwealth to perform services for the ADRVP; or

(c) an ADRVP member.

Protection from civil actions

(2) Despite the repeal of subsection 78(1B) of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006 made by this Part, that subsection, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement to a former ADRVP member in relation to an act done or omitted to be done before that commencement.

(3) Subsection 78(3) of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006, as in force immediately before that commencement, continues to apply on or after that commencement in relation to a publication or disclosure in good faith made before that commencement:

(a) in the performance or purported performance of any function of the ADRVP; or

(b) in the exercise or purported exercise of any power of the ADRVP.

(4) Subsection 78(4) of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on or after that commencement in relation to the making of a statement to, or the giving of a document or information to, the ADRVP at any time before that commencement.

Records or documents

(5) Any records or documents that were in the possession of the ADRVP immediately before the commencement of this item are to be transferred to the CEO after that commencement.

Note: The records and documents are Commonwealth records for the purposes of the Archives Act 1983.