Fiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Assistant Minister for Health) Share this | Hansard source

In terms of the sporting organisations being able to run their own antidoping programs, the government believes—in terms of complying with the international rules and also having consistency of practice across sporting organisations, to be able to deliver those issues around level playing field and also protecting health—that it is important that we have the current system in place.

I understand that the 'blackest day in sport' comment was actually attributed to a media commentator and not the head of ASADA. I do recognise that the infamous press conference created expectation and was unfortunate in some of its overhyped delivery, and I would ask the senator to perhaps take that up with the member for Blaxland, Jason Clare. The Australian Crime Commission, though, is indeed very concerned about the serious issues of the involvement of organised crime in the supply of performance-enhancing drugs in Australian sport, and we are very committed to the protection of the integrity of Australian sport. (Time expired)