Anti-Doping and Sport Integrity Update
Published Mon 20 Jul 2020
As the National Federation for snowsports it is Snow Australia's responsibility to ensure the integrity of our sport is upheld. Part of that responsibility is implementing an anti-doping policy and providing educational resources and information to our registered competitors and members.
There has recently been significant changes in the area of sport integrity and we would like to take this opportunity to provide you with an update on these changes and remind you of your obligations as a participant, athlete, coach or parent.
Introducing Sport Integrity Australia (SIA)
As of July 1 the functions of the Australian Sport Anti-Doping Agency (ASADA), National Integrity of Sport Unit (NISU) and other national integrity programs of Sport Australia were combined to a single nationally coordinated organisation, Sport Integrity Australia (SIA).
SIA now provides advice and assistance to counter:
- Use of prohibited substances and methods in sport
- Abuse of children and other persons in a sporting environment
- Manipulation of sporting competitions
- Failure to protect members of sporting organisations and other persons in a sporting environment from bullying, intimidation, discrimination or harassment.
For more information please visit www.sportintegrity.gov.au
Snow Australia Anti-Doping Policy
You should all be familiar with Snow Australia’s Anti-Doping policy. With the above changes to ASADA with the implementation of SIA we will soon be releasing an updated Anti-Doping Policy. Once finalised you will be provided with a copy of the policy and be asked to acknowledge you have read and understand your obligations. In the meantime, a variation statement has been added to the Anti-Doping page of the Snow Australia website which recognises these organisational changes.
Snow Australia Anti-Doping Webpage
Online Courses and Education
Rregistered competitors, ETP members and institute athletes have a number of obligations that must be met to ensure they comply with the anti-doping policies of Snow Australia, FIS, NSWIS / VIS, OWIA, Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). These obligations include the completion of online education modules provided by SIA.
Depending on their level of competition or involvement in the sport will dictate which course or courses are required to be completed. To assist we have provided below a table showing the level of involvement and course requirements. We have also provided links below to access the courses.
| SIA Course | Registered Competitor | ETP | National Team, NSWIS/VIS | OWIA |
| Clean Sport 101 | Recommended | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Level 1 | Recommended | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Level 2 (annual) | Recommended | Recommended | Yes | Yes |
Additional Courses and Resources
| Ethical Decision Making | How to apply values and ethics to complex ‘grey’ areas in sport |
| Whereabouts Course | Explains the Whereabouts rules and provides tutorials on how to update ADAMS. For RTP and DTP athletes. |
| Parents Guide to Clean Sport | Teaches parents and young athletes about anti-doping rules, doping risks and supplement use. |
| Coaches Course | Tailored to the important role of coaches. |
| The ‘Illicit Drugs in Sport’ (IDIS) Program | Seeks to provide tools and strategies to assist athletes, coaches and administrators to make appropriate choices when faced with illicit drug issues in their sport. |
| ACCESS ADDITIONAL COURSES | |
Sport Integrity Australia eLearning Portal
WADA Prohibited List and Checking Medication
Each year the World Anti-Doping Agency publishes a list of substances that are prohibited from athletes to use. You can view this list below:
You can also quickly check whether your medications are prohibited by using the Global DRO online search tool via the SIA website: