Combat Sports Regulation 2014 (2014-789) (NSW)

Combat Sports Regulation 2014

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the Combat Sports Regulation 2014.

2 Commencement This Regulation commences on 15 December 2014 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

3 Definitions (1) In this Regulation— approved sporting organisation means an international or national sporting organisation or a sporting organisation of another State or Territory that the Authority has determined, by notice published on the Authority's website, is equivalent to an approved amateur body. equivalent Australian regulatory body means a combat sport body, established by legislation for the purpose of regulating combat sports, of another State or Territory or of the Commonwealth. equivalent overseas regulatory body means a combat sport body, established by legislation for the purpose of regulating combat sports, of a country other than Australia. protective material means any clothing or equipment that is worn or used by a combatant in a combat sport contest to protect the combatant and may include, but is not limited to, the following— (a) a mouth guard, (b) gloves, (c) padding, (d) taping, (e) a chest guard, (f) a groin guard. sports rules, in relation to a combat sport, means rules made or adopted by any organisation, group or other person concerned with the combat sport, being the rules under which the combat sport is held. the Act means the Combat Sports Act 2013. (2) Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.

Part 2 Sports, martial arts and activities that are not combat sports

4 Excluded sports, martial arts and activities For the purposes of the definition of combat sport in section 4 (1) of the Act, any sport, martial art or activity listed in Schedule 1 that is held under the sports rules made or adopted by, and is sanctioned by, any organisation listed in that Schedule in relation to that sport, martial art or activity is prescribed as not being included within the definition.