Sport Legislation Amendment (World Anti-Doping Code Implementation) Bill 2026

Summary

Aligns Australia’s anti-doping legislation with the revised World Anti-Doping Code and International Standards commencing on 1 January 2027 by amending the: National Sport Tribunal Act 2019 and Sport Integrity Australia Act 2020 to enable athletes to seek review by the National Sports Tribunal of decisions by the Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee to deny a Therapeutic Use Exemption; and Sport Integrity Australia Act 2020 to: alter the process by which mandatory and voluntary provisional suspensions and sanctions are implemented; provide an additional exception to the mandatory publication of information on the Violations List; and make minor and consequential amendments.