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April 24, 2013 Where in the world is doping a crime? (doping in sports pt. 6) In the previous FlagPost in this series we examined actions related to doping in sport that can also be prosecuted as crimes in Australia. Do other countries criminalise doping in sport, or is Australia

April 11, 2013 Proving doping: the ADRV enforcement process and the role of sporting tribunals (doping in sports pt. 3) The previous FlagPost in this series explored what constitutes doping under the World Anti-Doping Code (the WADC) and the standard of proof required to prove Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs). This

April 11, 2013 The Prohibited List (doping in sports pt.1) The February 2012 Australian Crime Commission report into Organised Crime and Drugs in Sport has resulted in ongoing significant media attention and public interest in issues surrounding the supply, distribution and use of drugs in sport, and what might be

MARCH 14, 2013 Match-fixing: the Australian legislative response Image source: SA Government The Australian Crime Commission Report into Organised Crime and Drugs in Sport raised the issue of the increasing level of association between professional athletes and organised criminal identities in Australia, leaving individual athletes vulnerable to corrupt practices such

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 77, 2012-13 13 February 2013 Completion of Kakadu National Park (Koongarra Project Area Repeal) Bill 2013 Moira Coombs Law and Bills Digest Section Bill McCormick Science, Technology, Environment and Resources Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 2 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 2 Committee consideration ....................................................................................................................... 7

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Electronic Gaming Machines (EGMs) .................................................................................................. 6 Precommitment and EGMs ................................................................................................................. 7 Voluntary or mandatory precommitment ..................................................................................... 7 Trials of precommitment systems in Australia .............................................................................. 8 International evidence ................................................................................................................... 8 Nova Scotia ............................................................................................................................... 9 Norway

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 3 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 3 Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee ............................................................................................... 3 Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform ............................................................................... 3 Senate Selection of Bills Committee .............................................................................................. 4 Statement of Compatibility with