New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

COMBAT SPORTS ACT 2008 - SECT 40

40 Medical examination directed by Authority

(cf 1986 Act s50)

(1) Direction to submit to medical examination by medical practitioner The Authority may, by notice in writing served on a combatant, direct the combatant to submit to a medical examination by a specified medical practitioner on or before a specified date.

(2) Direction to submit to examination or investigation by qualified person on recommendation of medical practitioner The Authority, on the recommendation of a medical practitioner, may, by notice in writing served on a combatant, direct the combatant to submit on or before a specified date to an examination or investigation by a qualified person to determine any particular matter or thing concerning the combatant's health and safety.

(3) One or more directions may be given A notice under this section may give directions in relation to one or more examinations or investigations by one or more medical practitioners or other qualified persons.

(4) Combatant to comply with direction If a notice under this section is served on a combatant, the combatant must not (except as may be permitted by the notice) engage in a professional combat sport contest unless the combatant has complied with the direction or directions given by the notice.

(5) A contravention of subsection (4) is a disciplinary breach attracting a fine.

(6) Authority authorised to make request to medical practitioner The Authority may request a medical practitioner referred to in this section to exercise (in relation to the combatant):

(a) the functions of an examining medical practitioner under section 41, or

(b) such other functions relating to the health or safety of the combatant as the Authority may specify in its request,

or both.

(7) Authority authorised to make request to qualified person The Authority may request a qualified person referred to in this section to conduct such an examination or investigation of the combatant as the Authority may specify and to report to the Authority concerning any such examination or investigation.

(8) Meaning of qualified person A reference in this section to a
"qualified person" is a reference to a person who is suitably qualified, in the opinion of the Authority, to determine a particular matter or thing. A qualified person may but need not be a medical practitioner.