Mrs Sue Nolan, of Auckland, ONZM for services to drug testing and forensic toxicology
Mrs Sue Nolan joined the New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science in 1974, where she shaped New Zealand’s capabilities in forensic and sports drug testing. She established New Zealand’s first horse dope-testing facility, and New Zealand’s first sports drug-testing facility for the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games. She is a founding member of the International Forum for Drug and Alcohol Testing, and has influenced global drug and alcohol testing policy. She is a member of Australian/New Zealand Standards technical committees, producing key standards for urine and oral drug-testing used internationally in workplace and sports settings. She has advised the World Anti-Doping Agency and contributed to the development of international drug-testing standards. She oversaw the drug-testing laboratories for the Sydney Olympic Games, and Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games.