Communication between ASADA and AFL concerning banned supplements
Dear Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I am writing to seek correspondence between the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority and the Australian Football League. My requests concern information relating to the suspected use of banned supplements among any AFL players excluding Essendon, between and inclusive of February 2012 and February 2013.
Supplements to be included are the following:
1. Peptide Thymosin beta 4
2. Hexarelin
3. TA-65
Yours faithfully,
Macleay College student, Natalie Maslin
Dear Ms Maslin,
Freedom of Information Request no. 2016/57
I refer to your request for access to documents relating to correspondence
between ASADA and the AFL under the Freedom of Information Act 1982. I
have taken your request to be for:
Correspondence between the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority and the
Australian Football League relating to the suspected use of the banned
supplements Peptide Thymosin beta 4, Hexarelin and TA-65 among any AFL
players (excluding the Essendon Football Club) between 1 February 2012 and
28 February 2013 (inclusive).
We received your request on Thursday 25 February 2016 and the 30 day
statutory period for processing your request commenced from the day after
that date. You should therefore expect a decision from us by Monday 29
March 2016. The period of 30 days may be extended if we need to consult
third parties, impose a charge or for other reasons. We will advise you if
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If you have any questions, please contact the following officer:
Patrick Dale
Lawyer
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Kind regards,
Patrick Dale
Lawyer
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority
T +61 (0) 2 6222 4259
F +61 (0) 2 6222 4359
E [2][email address]
W [3]www.asada.gov.au
Dear Ms Maslin,
Please see the attached correspondence in relation to your request for
access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth).
Kind regards,
Pat
Patrick Dale
Lawyer
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority
T +61 (0) 2 6222 4259
F +61 (0) 2 6222 4359
E [1][email address]
W [2]www.asada.gov.au
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Joan Hird left an annotation ()
To note that ASADA did release certain information - see ASADA FOI disclosure log 001/2014 (released 26 August 2014 on ASADA website) ) . There is also considerable relevant information available through the Federal Court Hird/EFC v ASADA transcripts, including affidavits of Walker and Burgess