Month: December 2022

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Australia Anti-Doping Processes: Balancing a Level Playing Field Against Unintentional Offences

You are an up and coming athlete. You have finally qualified for a competition you’ve always dreamed of. You monitor everything you consume because you know you need to be meticulous about what goes into your body. Then, six weeks out, you test positive for a banned substance. Suddenly, your whole world is turned upside …

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Striking a Balance: Child Protection in Sport and Effective Management of Allegations

This article is about drawing focus to the danger of going too far when managing allegations relating to child protection. As sports lawyers we work across a number of areas of law, including matters relating to child protection in sport and our position that no child participating in sport should be a victim of abuse, …

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