SCHEDULE 1 Commissioner (if present) shall review this on their arrival at the Doping Control Station. 3. Authorised Doping Control Officials (a) For In Competition Testing at a Match, a Sample collection Team should at a minimum consist of one DCO and four Chaperones. If additional selections or multiple Matches are taking place then a suitable number of DCOs and Chaperones should be appointed. (b) Chaperones must be of the same gender as those Players being tested and must be over the age of twenty one. (c) The DCO and the Chaperones shall carry an identification card and/or a letter authorising them to act as authorised Doping Control officials and confirming their entitlement to collect Samples from Players. Such identification should be made available to a Player when that Player is notified of his selection for a test. Chaperones are at a minimum required to carry a letter of authorisation. (d) The DCO, Chaperones and any Anti-Doping Commissioner shall be issued with Tournament or Match accreditation (where existing) that will grant them access to the venue(s), training grounds and to areas within the venue(s) and training grounds in which they may require access to in order to carry out their duties. (e) A DCO, Chaperone or Anti-Doping Commissioner who may have an interest in the outcome of the collection or Testing of a Sample from any Player who might provide a Sample at a Testing session shall not be appointed to the notification, Sample collection or Sample processing of that Player. Sample collection staff are deemed to have an interest in the collection of a Sample if they are: (i) Involved in the planning of the Game; or (ii) Related to, or involved in the personal affairs of, any Player who might provide a Sample at that session. (f) All Sample collection staff shall have undertaken suitable training in relation to their role and activities of their position. (g) DCOs may personally perform any activities involved in the Sample collection session, with the exception of blood collection unless qualified and registered with the appropriate medical authority and appropriately experienced. 4. Selection of Players In Competition (a) The selection of Players for In Competition Testing may be random or targeted. Last update: 14 January, 2015 412
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