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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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