Arguably Australia’s best rugby union player has today elected to proceed to a Code of Conduct hearing put together by Rugby Australia, after having been served with a breach notice in relation to a post on his social media platforms last week. He was given 48 hours to accept a sanction or have the matter …
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INTEGRITY INVESTIGATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SPORTING ORGANISATIONS 1 Introduction Integrity has found itself at the centre of much scrutiny and discussion in sport in recent times, with high profile integrity-related issues including Darren Weir in Horse Racing and ‘Sandpapergate’ in Cricket, which led to one-year suspensions being imposed on Steve Smith, Australian captain, and highly successful …
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Athletes who are required to abide by the WADA Code may be subject to out-of-competition testing, as well as in-competition-testing. While all athletes can be tested anytime and anywhere, a select number of Australian athletes may also be required by either the anti-doping organisation Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) or their own sport’s International Federation (IF) …
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Sports Minister Bridget McKenzie has recently announced the Federal Government’s response to the Review of Australia’s Sports Integrity Arrangements, chaired by James Wood (‘the Wood Review’). The Wood Review, released in August 2018, highlighted a number of integrity-related issues in Australian sport and made a total of 52 recommendations aimed at maintaining public trust and …
