New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COMBAT SPORTS ACT 2013 - SECT 11

11 Application for registration as combatant

(1) A person may apply to the Authority to be registered as a combatant of a specified registration class or classes.

(2) An application must:

(a) be in the approved form, and

(b) specify the class or classes for which registration is sought, and

(c) be accompanied by a certificate of fitness, in the approved form, to engage in combat sport given by a medical practitioner not more than 28 days before the date on which the application is made, and

(d) be accompanied by a current serological clearance for the applicant, and

(e) be accompanied by any other information required by the Authority.

(2A) If an application for the grant of a renewal of registration is duly made to the Authority before the registration ceases to have effect, the registration is taken to continue in force until the Authority notifies the applicant of a decision to renew the registration or refuse to renew the registration.

(2B) The Authority may refuse to accept an application for the grant of a renewal of registration if the application is made more than 8 weeks before the registration ceases to have effect.

(2C) The Authority may exempt an applicant from a requirement under subsection (2)(c)-(e) if, at the time the application is made--

(a) for a requirement under subsection (2)(c)--the Authority already holds a certificate of fitness for the applicant to engage in combat sport given by a medical practitioner not more than 28 days before the date on which the application is made, and

(b) for a requirement under subsection (2)(d)--the Authority already holds a current serological clearance for the applicant, and

(c) for a requirement under subsection (2)(e)--the Authority already holds the information.

(3) The regulations may prescribe the fee payable for an application and the manner in which it is to be paid.