The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) takes this opportunity to state that JADCO, the Jamaica Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (JADDP) and the Jamaica Anti-Doping Appeals Tribunal (JADAT) are independent entities and   the Commission does not have any legal authority to vary any penalty imposed, by the Disciplinary Panel or the Appeals Tribunal.

The Jamaica Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel is responsible for determining sanctions handed down to athletes, or other persons, for committing Anti-Doping Rule Violations.  The two major bodies with the power to overrule sanctions imposed by the Disciplinary Panel are the Jamaica Anti-Doping Appeals Tribunal (JADAT) and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Section 8.2.4 of the JADCO Anti-Doping Rules states:

“No final decision of, or Consequences of Anti-Doping Rule Violations imposed by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel shall be quashed, varied, or held invalid by any  court,  arbitrator,  tribunal  or  other  hearing  body  other  than  the  Jamaica Anti-Doping Appeals Tribunal or CAS for any reason, including for reason of any defect, irregularity, omission or  departure from  the  procedures set  out  in  these Anti-Doping Rules, provided there has been no miscarriage of justice.”

Section 13.2.1 of the JADCO Anti-Doping Rules states:

“In cases arising from Competition in an International Event or in cases involving International-Level Athletes, the decision may be appealed exclusively to the CAS in accordance with the provisions applicable before such court.”

Section 13.2.2 of the JADCO Anti-Doping Rules states:

“In cases involving national-level Athletes, as defined by JADCO, that do not have a right to appeal under Article 13.2.1, the decision may be appealed to the Jamaica Anti-Doping Appeals Tribunal.”

Section 21 (1) of The Anti-Doping in Sport Act states:

“Subject to section 23, where any athlete or other person who is the subject of the decision being appealed, the Commission, the relevant international sporting federation, relevant national sporting organisation, the Jamaica Olympic Association or  the  World Anti-Doping   Agency   (WADA),   is  aggrieved by  a  decision of  the Disciplinary Panel, that person or body may within fourteen days of the decision of the  Disciplinary  Panel  and  in  the  prescribed  manner,  lodge  an  appeal  with  the Appeals Tribunal established under section 22 against any decision of the Disciplinary Panel.”

Section 21 (2) of The Anti-Doping in Sport Act states:

“Every decision of the Disciplinary Panel in respect of an Anti-Doping Rule Violation shall  remain  in  effect  during  the  appeal  process  unless  the  Appeals  Tribunal otherwise orders.”

Section 23 of The Anti-Doping in Sport Act states:

“Where an appeal is in respect of an international event or case involving an international-level athlete, the decision of the Disciplinary Panel may be appealed directly to the Court of Arbitration.”

JADCO is governed by the Anti-Doping in Sport Act of 2008, the JADCO Anti-Doping Rules and the World Anti-Doping Code, which is the fundamental and universal document upon which the World Anti-Doping Programme in sport is based.

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