Combat Sports Act 2013 (NSW)

Combat Sports Act 2013 No 96

An Act to regulate the conduct of combat sports and combat sport contests; to constitute the Combat Sports Authority of New South Wales; to repeal the Combat Sports Act 2008; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the Combat Sports Act 2013.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

3 Objects of Act The objects of this Act are as follows— (a) to promote the health and safety of combat sport contestants, (b) to promote the integrity of combat sport contests, (c) to regulate combat sport contests on a harm minimisation basis, (d) to promote the development of the combat sport industry.

4 Definitions (1) In this Act— adverse security determination means a determination about a person by the Commissioner of Police that— (a) the person is not a fit and proper person to be registered, or (b) it would be contrary to the public interest for the person to be registered. amateur combat sport contest means a combat sport contest other than a professional combat sport contest. approved amateur body—see section 8. approved form means a form approved by the Authority under section 109. attending medical practitioner means a medical practitioner engaged by the promoter of a combat sport contest to be present, in the capacity of a medical practitioner, at a weigh-in for the contest or at the contest. Authority means the Combat Sports Authority of New South Wales constituted by this Act. certificate of fitness—see section 7A(1). combat sport means any sport, martial art or activity in which the primary objective of each combatant in a contest, display or exhibition of that sport, martial art or activity is to strike, kick, hit, grapple with, throw or punch one or more other combatants, but does not include a sport, martial art or activity that is prescribed by the regulations. combat sport contest means a contest, display or exhibition of combat sport— (a) to which the public are admitted on payment of a fee, or (b) arranged or held on a for profit basis, or (c) that is held on premises licensed under the Liquor Act 2007 or the Casino Control Act 1992, or (d) where at least one of the combatants is competing for a monetary prize or other valuable reward, or (e) that is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition, but does not include a contest, display or exhibition excluded from this definition by the regulations. combat sport inspector means a combat sport inspector appointed under section 84. combatant means a person who engages or proposes to engage as a contestant in a combat sport contest. contest includes an exhibition contest but does not include sparring. contest area means the competition area for a combat sport contest and includes any area between the area in which the contest takes place and any structure or other barrier between the combatants and spectators. current certificate of fitness—see section 7A(2). current serological clearance—see section 7 (2). disciplinary action—see section 33 (2). exhibition contest means a combat sport contest in which each combatant knowingly engages in the contest on the basis that— (a) there is no adjudication of the contest for the purposes of determining or declaring a winner, and (b) there is no intention of determining or declaring a winner of the contest. function includes a power, authority and duty, and exercise a function includes perform a duty. general prohibition order—see section 74. health and safety prohibition order—see section 70. judge—see section 6 (1). manager—see section 6 (1). match-maker—see section 6 (1). premises includes any structure, building, aircraft, vehicle, vessel and place (whether built on or not) and any part of any such thing. professional combat sport contest—see section 5. prohibited person means a person who is subject to a prohibition order. prohibition order means a health and safety prohibition order or a general prohibition order. promote includes arrange or hold. promoter, of a combat sport contest, means the person who has effective control of the promotion of the contest. referee—see section 6 (1). register as a combatant, industry participant or promoter, includes renewal of registration as a combatant, industry participant or promoter. registered means registered under this Act. registration class means— (a) for a combatant—the registration class, determined by the Authority under section 10, for which the combatant is registered, or (b) for an industry participant or a promoter—the registration class, determined by the Authority under section 22, for which the industry participant or promoter is registered. registration pre-condition—see section 35(2). rules means rules made by the Authority under section 107. second—see section 6 (1). serological clearance—see section 7 (1). sparring means a training or practice activity in a combat sport between 2 people in relation to which there is no adjudication for the purposes of determining or declaring, nor an intention of determining or declaring, a winner at the end of the activity. timekeeper—see section 6 (1). trainer—see section 6 (1). (2) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.