AUSTRALIA PLAYS ACTIVE PART IN
GLOBAL ANTI-DOPING EFFORT The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) mission is to lead a collaborative worldwide movement for doping-free sport via a partnership between global sports and governments. Australia is an active member of WADA and committed to their mission. In fact, Australia is one of the most well-represented countries in the world when it comes to the number of positions on WADA committees, advisory groups and panels.
The breadth of our involvement shows our commitment to sport integrity matters, not just within Australia, but globally.
Sport Integrity Australia CEO David Sharpe says such representation is “great recognition of our staff and their expertise” and gives Australia a seat at the table for decision making and influence when it comes to the global framework. “It gives us an opportunity for our experts to influence the direction of global anti-doping policy and helps provide our subject matter expertise to raise the global anti-doping capability,” Sharpe says. “It is also an opportunity to collaborate with partners and learn from other experts. “The breadth of our involvement shows our commitment to sport integrity matters, not just within Australia, but globally.” In recent years, Australia has played a key role in major changes to how illicit drugs should be managed under the World Anti-Doping Code,
and changes to WADA’s governance structure to ensure stronger athlete representation and greater independence. WADA’s governance structure is composed of: •
A 38-member Foundation Board
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A 14-member Executive Committee (ExCo)
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Five Standing Committees
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Ten Expert Groups
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A Nominations Committee.
Australia's Minister for Sport, Richard Colbeck, sits alongside the Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand as the Oceania Representatives on the WADA Foundation Board, with Minister Colbeck also the Oceania Representative on the ExCo.
The following five Standing Committees play a key advisory role to the ExCo with Australia having representation on both the Finance and Administration Committee, and the Health, Medical and Research Committee: •
Athlete Committee
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Compliance Review Committee
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Education Committee
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Finance and Administration Committee (Australian representation)
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Health, Medical and Research Committee (Australian representation).
New Zealand and Australia often support each other on these Standing Committees as the Oceania
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