Doping is a serious matter with lasting consequences.

It can harm your health, ruin your reputation and impact your future both in and out of sport.

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    If you have committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation

    We will contact you to start the Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRV's) process. 

    We know this time can be confusing and stressful, so we encourage you to:

    • reach out to your contact at Sport Integrity Australia to access athlete support services
    • seek independent legal advice early in the process
    • learn about the process.

    The ADRV process can be complex and every case is different. This also means the time taken to finalise each case will vary. 

    Sanctions for doping can range from a reprimand, a suspension or though to a lifetime ban.

    If you are facing a possible ADRV, your sport may impose a provisional suspension on you while further investigation takes place.

    As long as a person complies with the terms of their provisional suspension, this period of suspension will count towards any final sanction that is imposed.

     

    Anti-Doping Rule Violation Handbook: A guide for athletes

    We have published a resource that outlines all the information athletes need when faced with an Anti-Doping Rule Violation.

    The handbook offers end-to-end guidelines around this complex process, from when an athlete first receives their notification of an AAF (Adverse Analytical Finding) through to the sanction consequences and their return to training.

    Importantly, the handbook outlines what resources are available to athletes during this difficult time and also ways they can take care of their physical and mental health.

    The handbook was developed in partnership with the Athlete Advisory Group and includes valuable insights and stories from Australian sanctioned athletes who have been through the same process.

    Anti-Doping Rule Violation handbook

    Aims to provide clarity around this complex situation. It explains the process, what it means and resources are available to you.

    Download Handbook

    Anti-Doping Rule Violation Handbook

    Understanding the ADRV process

    Anti-doping investigation process

    As the national anti-doping body, we have the ability to investigate possible doping violations.

    Current sanctions

    We are required to publish the names of athletes or support personnel who commit anti-doping rule violations and details of their sanction.

    Prohibited Association

    Athletes aren't allowed to associate with anyone in a sport-related context who is serving an anti-doping sanction, or who are (or have been) involved in the inappropriate or illegal use or sale, of performance enhancing drugs.