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COMBAT SPORTS ACT 2013 - SECT 66
Referee's duty to stop contest
66 Referee's duty to stop contest
(1) The referee must stop a combat sport contest immediately: (a) if, in the
referee's opinion, a combatant is exhausted or injured to such an extent as to
be unable to defend himself, herself or themself or to continue the contest,
or
(a1) if a trainer or second of a combatant asks that the contest be
stopped because the trainer or second is concerned about the health or safety
of the combatant, or
(b) if a disruption occurs of such a kind as, in the
referee's opinion, warrants stopping the contest, or
(c) in circumstances of
a kind specified by the rules or prescribed by the regulations for the
purposes of this section.
(1A) Without limiting the way in which a request
may be made for the purposes of subsection (1) (a1), the request may be made
in a way that was agreed before the contest between the referee and the
trainer or second, including by way of a signal.
(2) The referee must stop a
combat sport contest immediately after being directed under this Part to stop
the contest by the attending medical practitioner or a combat sport inspector
or police officer.
Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units or 12 months
imprisonment, or both.
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