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Prescribed classes of contestants 4\n\n6A. Persons taken to be registered as contestant 4\n\n6. Particulars to be recorded in the register 4\n\n7. Time for making application for registration 5\n\n8A. Prescribed medical information 5\n\n8B. Prescribed ages for classes of contestants 6\n\n8C. Contestant record book 7\n\n8. Fees 7\n\nDivision 2 — Industry participants\n\n9. Prescribed capacities of industry participants 7\n\n10A. Persons taken to be registered as industry participants 8\n\n10. Register of industry participants: prescribed particulars 8\n\n11. Registration fees 11\n\nPart 3 — Contests\n\nDivision 1 — Pre‑contest matters\n\n13. Information to be recorded at weigh‑in 12\n\n14. Information to be certified by medical practitioner 12\n\nDivision 2 — Rest periods\n\n15. Restrictions on competing following a knockout or other loss 12\n\n16. Restrictions on competing following a contest 13\n\nDivision 3 — Record of contest\n\n17A. Prescribed information: record of contest 14\n\n17B. Recording participation in contests outside State 14\n\nDivision 4 — Permits for contests\n\n17C. Prescribed information: permits to conduct contests 15\n\n17D. Prescribed information: permit for contest 16\n\n17E. Fees for permit for contest 16\n\nPart 4 — Ratings and titles\n\n17. Ratings 17\n\n18. Titles 17\n\nPart 5 — Miscellaneous\n\n19. Minimum fees for officials 18\n\nPart 6 — Savings and transitional matters\n\n20. Terms used 19\n\n21. *Interpretation Act 1984* not affected 19\n\n22. Contestants registered under PCS Act 19\n\n23. Certificate of registration: contestants 19\n\n24. Participants registered under PCS Act 20\n\n25. Certificate of registration: industry participants 20\n\n26. Register: industry participants 20\n\nSchedule 2 — Prescribed classes of contestants\n\nDivision 1 — Boxing, kickboxing and Muay Thai\n\nDivision 2 — Brazilian ju jitsu and full contact karate\n\nDivision 3 — Mixed martial arts\n\nSchedule 3 — Fees\n\nSchedule 4 — Minimum fees for officials\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 27\n\nOther notes 27\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nCombat Sports Act 1987\n\nCombat Sports Regulations 2004\n\n## Part 1 — Preliminary\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\n\t\tThese regulations are the *Combat Sports Regulations 2004*.\n\n[Regulation 1 amended: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1014.]\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation on the day on which the *Boxing Control Amendment Act 2003* comes into operation.\n\n##### 3. Terms used\n\nIn these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —\n\n  approved means approved by the Commission;\n\ngrappling, in relation to an event, is where participants wrestle, grip, handle and control an opponent without the use of striking;\n\nlight contact, in relation to an event that is not a sham contest, is where participants do not strike their opponents with full force and where strikes are pulled;\n\n  recognised body means an approved combat sports body of another State, a Territory, the Commonwealth or another country;\n\n  sanction, in relation to a title, means to approve of the use of the title in relation to a contestant in a contest.\n\n[Regulation 3 amended: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1014.]\n\n##### 4. Combat sports prescribed not to be combat sport\n\nFor the purposes of the definition of ***combat sport*** in section 3 of the Act, the combat sports listed in the Table are prescribed not to be a combat sport.\n\nTable\n\n| Fencing |\n| --- |\n| Paintball |\n| Wrestling that is intended to be theatrical or humorous |\n\n\n[Regulation 4 inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1014.]\n\n##### 5A. Contests prescribed not to be contest\n\n(1) For the purposes of the definition of ***contest*** in section 3 of the Act, the following contests or exhibitions are prescribed not to be contests —\n\n(a) a light contact or grappling event for the purpose of promoting the combat sport and for which —\n\n(i) scores are not kept; and\n\n(ii) there is no outcome or result;\n\n(b) a light contact or grappling event solely for the purpose of determining a contestant’s proficiency in the combat sport;\n\n(c) an event in which a contestant is penalised if he or she punches, kicks, strikes or hits another contestant in a manner that does not involve light contact with that other contestant.\n\n(2) For the purposes of the definition of ***contest*** in section 3 of the Act, contests or exhibitions are prescribed not to be contests if they are conducted by one of the following State Sporting Associations, or by the national or international parent bodies of one of the following State Sporting Associations —\n\n(a) All Australian International Taekwondo Federation WA;\n\n(b) Australian Karate Federation WA;\n\n(c) Boxing WA;\n\n(d) Judo WA;\n\n(e) Sport Taekwondo WA;\n\n(f) Taekwondo WA;\n\n(g) Western Australian, Australian Federation of Brazilian Jujitsu Branch;\n\n(h) Wrestling WA.\n\n[Regulation 5A inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1015.]\n\n## Part 2 — Registration\n\n### Division 1 — Contestants\n\n##### 5. Prescribed classes of contestants\n\n(1) For the purposes of section 14 of the Act the classes of contestants are prescribed in Schedule 2.\n\n[(2) deleted]\n\n[Regulation 5 amended: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1015.]\n\n##### 6A. Persons taken to be registered as contestant\n\nUnder section 62(3) of the Act, a person who is registered or licensed under a law of a place outside the State, the purpose of which substantially corresponds with the purpose of the Act, as a contestant is to be taken to be registered under the Act as a contestant.\n\n[Regulation 6A inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1015.]\n\n##### 6. Particulars to be recorded in the register\n\nFor the purposes of section 15(2)(c) of the Act, the Commission is to cause to be entered in the register in respect of each person registered as a contestant —\n\n(a) details of any contests in which the person has participated, including the number of years that the person participated, the person’s win/loss record and details of any injuries sustained by the person in that participation; and\n\n(b) details of any previous registration or licensing as a contestant in a combat sport, including where the person was registered or licensed, each combat sport and class in respect of which the person was registered or licensed; and\n\n(c) details of any —\n\n(i) convictions for criminal offences; or\n\n(ii) other disciplinary measures taken under a law, the purpose of which substantially corresponds with the purpose of the Act,\n\nin this or any other State, a Territory or another country; and\n\n(d) a recent photograph of the person; and\n\n(e) identifying details from the person’s drivers licence, passport or any other approved identification document bearing the person’s photograph; and\n\n(f) details of any medical information provided under section 16(2)(b) or 19(3)(b) of the Act; and\n\n(g) details of the person’s next of kin and an emergency contact telephone number for that next of kin.\n\n[Regulation 6 amended: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1016.]\n\n##### 7. Time for making application for registration\n\n[(1) deleted]\n\n(2) An application under section 16(1) of the Act must be made —\n\n(a) in the case of an application by a person whose principal place of residence is in the State, not later than 5 days before the date of any proposed contest in which the person intends to compete; and\n\n(b) in the case of an application by a person whose principal place of residence is outside the State, before any weigh‑in conducted under section 48 of the Act.\n\n[Regulation 7 amended: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1016.]\n\n##### 8A. Prescribed medical information\n\n(1) For the purposes of sections 16(2)(b) and 19(3)(b) of the Act, the following medical information is prescribed —\n\n(a) a medical certificate as to fitness to be registered as a contestant in the class to which an application relates completed by a medical practitioner within 12 months before the date of the application;\n\n(b) a serology report prepared within 6 months before the date of the application stating whether or not the applicant has Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C;\n\n(c) a detailed medical history of injuries sustained in a contest.\n\n(2) If the person who desires to be registered as a contestant is or has been a contestant in any country outside the Commonwealth, the serology report referred to in subregulation (1)(b) must be prepared within 7 days before the date of the application.\n\n[Regulation 8A inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1017.]\n\n##### 8B. Prescribed ages for classes of contestants\n\nFor the purposes of section 17(1)(a)(ii) of the Act, the following ages must be reached by contestants in the following classes of contests before registration can be considered —\n\n(a) 6 years of age for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu;\n\n(b) 6 years of age for Taekwondo;\n\n(c) 6 years of age for Wrestling;\n\n(d) 7 years of age for Karate;\n\n(e) 9 years of age for Judo;\n\n(f) 10 years of age for Boxing;\n\n(g) 12 years of age for Kickboxing;\n\n(h) 12 years of age for Muay Thai;\n\n(i) 16 years of age for Shooto;\n\n(j) 18 years of age for Mixed Martial Arts (Unified Rules).\n\n[Regulation 8B inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1017.]\n\n##### 8C. Contestant record book\n\nFor the purposes of section 35(1) of the Act, the following information is prescribed —\n\n(a) the contestant’s name;\n\n(b) the contestant’s weight;\n\n(c) details of the contestant’s medical examination and serology test;\n\n(d) details of the contestant’s win/loss record and titles the contestant has won.\n\n[Regulation 8C inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1018.]\n\n##### 8. Fees\n\n(1) The fee set out in Schedule 3 item 1 is prescribed for the triennial registration of a contestant under section 16(2)(c) of the Act or for the renewal of the triennial registration of a contestant under section 19(3)(c) of the Act.\n\n(2) The fee set out in Schedule 3 item 3 is prescribed for the issue of a duplicate contestant record book under section 42 of the Act.\n\n[Regulation 8 inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1018.]\n\n### Division 2 — Industry participants\n\n##### 9. Prescribed capacities of industry participants\n\nFor the purposes of the definition of ***industry participant*** in section 3 of the Act, the following capacities are prescribed —\n\n(a) promoter;\n\n(b) matchmaker;\n\n(c) manager;\n\n(d) trainer;\n\n(e) referee;\n\n(f) judge;\n\n(g) timekeeper;\n\n(h) second.\n\n[Regulation 9 inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1018; amended: Gazette 17 May 2019 p. 1435.]\n\n##### 10A. Persons taken to be registered as industry participants\n\nUnder section 62(3) of the Act, a person who is registered or licensed under a law of a place outside the State, the purpose of which substantially corresponds with the purpose of the Act, for one of the capacities prescribed under regulation 9 (other than promoter) is to be taken to be registered under the Act as an industry participant of that capacity.\n\n[Regulation 10A inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1018‑19.]\n\n##### 10. Register of industry participants: prescribed particulars\n\nUnder section 26(c) of the Act, the particulars listed in column 2 of the Table opposite an industry participant capacity listed in column 1 are prescribed.\n\nRegister of industry participants\n\n| **Industry participant capacity** | **Particulars** |\n| --- | --- |\n| Judge | (a) Details of the participant’s experience, qualifications and any accreditation.<br>(b) All the particulars required to be disclosed in the application form approved under section 27 of the Act. |\n| Manager | (a) Copy of proof of the participant’s identity such as a driver’s licence or passport.<br>(b) Details of the participant’s experience, qualifications and any accreditation.<br>(c) All the particulars required to be disclosed in the application form approved under section 27 of the Act. |\n| Promoter | (a) Copy of proof of the participant’s identity such as a driver’s licence or passport.<br>(b) Details of the participant’s experience, qualifications and any accreditation.<br>(c) All the particulars required to be disclosed in the application form approved under section 27 of the Act. |\n| Referee | (a) Copy of proof of the participant’s identity such as a driver’s licence or passport.<br>(b) Details of the participant’s experience, qualifications and any accreditation.<br>(c) All the particulars required to be disclosed in the application form approved under section 27 of the Act. |\n| Second | (a) Copy of proof of the participant’s identity such as a driver’s licence or passport.<br>(b) Details of the participant’s experience, qualifications and any accreditation.<br>(c) All the particulars required to be disclosed in the application form approved under section 27 of the Act. |\n| Timekeeper | (a) Copy of proof of the participant’s identity such as a driver’s licence or passport.<br>(b) Details of the participant’s experience, qualifications and any accreditation.<br>(c) All the particulars required to be disclosed in the application form approved under section 27 of the Act. |\n| Trainer | (a) Copy of proof of the participant’s identity such as a driver’s licence or passport.<br>(b) Details of the participant’s experience, qualifications and any accreditation.<br>(c) All the particulars required to be disclosed in the application form approved under section 27 of the Act. |\n\n\n[Regulation 10 inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1019‑20; amended: Gazette 17 May 2019 p. 1435.]\n\n##### 11. Registration fees\n\nThe fees set out in Schedule 3 item 2 are prescribed for the triennial annual registration of an industry participant under section 27(3)(b) of the Act or for the renewal of the triennial annual registration of an industry participant under section 31(2)(b) of the Act.\n\n[Regulation 11 inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1020.]\n\n[**12.** Deleted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1020.]\n\n## Part 3 — Contests\n\n### Division 1 — Pre‑contest matters\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1021.]\n\n##### 13. Information to be recorded at weigh‑in\n\nFor the purposes of section 48(2)(d) of the Act, the following information is prescribed —\n\n(a) the date and venue of the contest;\n\n(b) the contestant’s weight;\n\n(c) the contestant’s opponent;\n\n(d) the name of the rules of the contest;\n\n(e) the number of rounds of the contest and the length of each round.\n\n[Regulation 13 inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1021.]\n\n##### 14. Information to be certified by medical practitioner\n\nFor the purposes of section 49A(2)(c) of the Act, the following information prescribed is —\n\n(a) whether or not the person examined is fit to compete in the contest;\n\n(b) if the person is not fit to compete in the contest, a date before which the person should not take part in —\n\n(i) sparring; or\n\n(ii) a contest.\n\n[Regulation 14 inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1021.]\n\n### Division 2 — Rest periods\n\n##### 15. Restrictions on competing following a knockout or other loss\n\n(1) Where a contestant is knocked out —\n\n(a) the contestant must not participate in a contest for a period of at least 30 days; or\n\n(b) for a second consecutive time, the contestant must not participate in a contest for a period of at least 60 days; or\n\n(c) for a third consecutive time, the contestant must not participate in a contest for a period of 90 days,\n\nor for such longer period as the medical practitioner referred to in section 49 of the Act determines.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $1 000.\n\n(2) Where a contest is terminated because a contestant is judged unable to continue for a reason other than a knock‑out, the contestant must not participate in a contest for such a period as the medical practitioner referred to in section 49 of the Act determines.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $1 000.\n\n(3) Any contestant who loses 6 consecutive contests must not enter into any contract to participate in a contest unless the contestant has passed a medical examination by an approved medical practitioner.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $1 000.\n\n(4) The medical practitioner referred to in section 49 of the Act is to endorse a contestant’s contestant record book referred to in section 35 of the Act with any specific date before which the contestant is not to participate in a contest under this regulation.\n\n[Regulation 15 amended: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1021; SL 2020/111 r. 8.]\n\n##### 16. Restrictions on competing following a contest\n\n(1) If a contestant has participated in a contest, the contestant must not participate in another contest for a period of at least 7 days.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $1 000.\n\n(2) If a medical practitioner has endorsed a contestant’s contestant record book under regulation 15(4) with a specific date before which the contestant is not to participate in a contest, the contestant must not participate in a contest before that date.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $1 000.\n\n[Regulation 16 amended: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1021-2; SL 2020/111 r. 4 and 8.]\n\n### Division 3 — Record of contest\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1022.]\n\n##### 17A. Prescribed information: record of contest\n\nFor the purposes of section 52(2)(d) of the Act, the following information is prescribed —\n\n(a) the contestant’s name;\n\n(b) the contestant’s weight;\n\n(c) details of the contestant’s medical examination;\n\n(d) the opponent’s name;\n\n(e) the opponent’s weight;\n\n(f) the date of the contest;\n\n(g) the venue of the contest;\n\n(h) the type of contest;\n\n(i) the name of the contest;\n\n(j) the number of rounds of the contest and the length of each round;\n\n(k) the result of the contest.\n\n[Regulation 17A inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1022.]\n\n##### 17B. Recording participation in contests outside State\n\nA person registered as a contestant under section 15 of the Act who participates as a contestant in a contest outside the State must ensure that the information prescribed under regulation 17A is entered in his or her contestant record book.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $1 000.\n\n[Regulation 17B inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1022; amended: SL 2020/111 r. 5.]\n\n### Division 4 — Permits for contests\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1022.]\n\n##### 17C. Prescribed information: permits to conduct contests\n\nFor the purposes of section 44(2)(c) of the Act, the following information is prescribed —\n\n(a) the name and contact details of the applicant and the registration details of the promoter of the contest;\n\n(b) the contest and weigh‑in dates and venues;\n\n(c) the matchmaker’s details;\n\n(d) details of insurance cover to be obtained and who is to be covered by it, security of contestants and officials and the emergency medical contact procedures;\n\n(e) financial details for the contest including entry prices, and rewards or prizes for contestants;\n\n(ea) the number of tickets for admission to the contest that are proposed to be made available;\n\n(f) contest details including the contestants’ names, weights, fight records and trainers, type and length of contest, classes, proposed rules, titles contested and sanctioning body;\n\n(g) details of the officials who are to officiate at the contest and their qualifications;\n\n(h) details of the medical practitioner to be present at the contest;\n\n(i) details of the venue including —\n\n(i) the layout of the venue and facilities for the safety of contestants, industry participants and spectators;\n\n(ii) the specifications of the contest area;\n\n(iii) details of the contestant warm‑up, cool down and change room areas;\n\n(iv) details of the areas for medical staff and officials;\n\n(v) details of the emergency access to the venue;\n\n(vi) the location of security personnel;\n\n(j) details of any entertainment to be provided at the contest.\n\n[Regulation 17C inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1022-3; amended: Gazette 17 May 2019 p. 1435; SL 2020/111 r. 6.]\n\n##### 17D. Prescribed information: permit for contest\n\nFor the purposes of section 45(3)(d) of the Act, the following information is prescribed —\n\n(a) the name and contact details of the promoter of the contest;\n\n(b) the type of contest;\n\n(c) the rules approved under section 62A(1) of the Act to be observed in the contest;\n\n(d) any sanctioned title for the contest;\n\n(e) the names of the industry participants approved to officiate at the contest as a referee, judge or timekeeper (as the contest requires).\n\n[Regulation 17D inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1023.]\n\n##### 17E. Fees for permit for contest\n\nThe fees set out in Schedule 3 item 4 are prescribed for a permit for a contest under section 44(2)(e) of the Act.\n\n[Regulation 17E inserted: Gazette 17 May 2019 p. 1436.]\n\n## Part 4 — Ratings and titles\n\n##### 17. Ratings\n\nThe Commission may —\n\n(a) adopt the rating given to a contestant by a sanctioning body or a recognised body; or\n\n(b) determine the rating of a contestant in accordance with its own standards,\n\nand that rating is to be used to determine a contestant’s standard when participating in a contest in this State.\n\n[Regulation 17 amended: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1024.]\n\n##### 18. Titles\n\nThe Commission may in writing adopt the sanctioning of a sanctioning body or a recognised body.\n\n[Regulation 18 inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1024.]\n\n## Part 5 — Miscellaneous\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1024.]\n\n##### 19. Minimum fees for officials\n\n(1) The fees set out in Schedule 4 are prescribed as the minimum fees for the types of officials involved in a combat sport referred to in that item payable by the promoter of the contest to an official involved in the contest.\n\n(2) Despite subregulation (1), if a contest —\n\n(a) is for an international title; and\n\n(b) is sanctioned by an approved international body and that international body requires that a specified fee is to be paid to an official involved in a contest for an international title sanctioned by the body,\n\nthe minimum fee payable by the promoter of the contest to an official involved in the contest (including the undercard to the title contest) is that specified fee.\n\n[Regulation 19 inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1024.]\n\n## Part 6 — Savings and transitional matters\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1024.]\n\n##### 20. Terms used\n\nIn this Part —\n\namending Act means the *Professional Combat Sports Amendment Act 2011*;\n\ncommencement day means the day on which the *Professional Combat Sports Amendment Act 2011* comes into operation 1;\n\nPCS Act means the *Professional Combat Sports Act 1987* as in force immediately before commencement day.\n\n[Regulation 20 inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1024-5.]\n\n##### 21. *Interpretation Act 1984* not affected\n\nExcept where the contrary intention appears, this Part does not prejudice or affect the application of the *Interpretation Act 1984* Part V.\n\n[Regulation 21 inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1025.]\n\n##### 22. Contestants registered under PCS Act\n\nA person who immediately before commencement day was registered under the PCS Act section 17 as a contestant of a class is, on commencement day, to be taken to be registered under the *Combat Sports Act 1987* section 17 as a contestant in that class for the period that, and subject to the same conditions and restrictions as, applied to that person immediately before commencement day.\n\n[Regulation 22 inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1025.]\n\n##### 23. Certificate of registration: contestants\n\nA certificate of registration in force under the PCS Act section 18 immediately before commencement day is, on commencement day, to be taken to be a certificate of registration issued under the *Combat Sports Act 1987* section 18.\n\n[Regulation 23 inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1025.]\n\n##### 24. Participants registered under PCS Act\n\nIf —\n\n(a) immediately before commencement day a natural person was registered under the PCS Act section 27 as a prescribed class of industry participant; and\n\n(b) a capacity in which a person can be registered as an industry participant prescribed under regulation 9 corresponds to that prescribed class,\n\nthe person is, on commencement day, to be taken to be registered under the *Combat Sports Act 1987* section 28 in that capacity for the period that, and subject to the same conditions and restrictions as, applied to that person immediately before commencement day.\n\n[Regulation 24 inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1025.]\n\n##### 25. Certificate of registration: industry participants\n\nA certificate of registration issued to an industry participant referred to in regulation 24 in force under the PCS Act section 29 immediately before commencement day is, on commencement day, to be taken to be a certificate of registration issued under the *Combat Sports Act 1987* section 29 for the capacity corresponding to the prescribed class of industry participant set out in the certificate.\n\n[Regulation 25 inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1025-6.]\n\n##### 26. Register: industry participants\n\nThe register of industry participants kept under the PCS Act section 26 immediately before commencement day is, on commencement day, to be taken to be the register required to be kept under the *Combat Sports Act 1987* section 26 in relation to industry participants referred to in regulation 24.\n\n[Regulation 26 inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1026.]\n\n[Schedule 1 deleted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1026.]\n\nSchedule 2 — Prescribed classes of contestants\n\n[r. 5]\n\n[Heading amended: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1026.]\n\nDivision 1 — Boxing, kickboxing and Muay Thai\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 9 Oct 2018 p. 4035.]\n\n| **Division (Class)** | **Minimum weight** | **Maximum weight** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Strawweight or Mini Flyweight | (no lower limit) | not exceeding 47.60 kg |\n| Junior Flyweight | over 47.60 kg | not exceeding 49.00 kg |\n| Flyweight | over 49.00 kg | not exceeding 50.80 kg |\n| Junior Bantamweight | over 50.80 kg | not exceeding 52.20 kg |\n| Bantamweight | over 52.20 kg | not exceeding 53.50 kg |\n| Junior Featherweight | over 53.50 kg | not exceeding 55.30 kg |\n| Featherweight | over 55.30 kg | not exceeding 57.20 kg |\n| Junior Lightweight | over 57.20 kg | not exceeding 59.00 kg |\n| Lightweight | over 59.00 kg | not exceeding 61.20 kg |\n| Junior Welterweight | over 61.20 kg | not exceeding 63.50 kg |\n| Welterweight | over 63.50 kg | not exceeding 66.70 kg |\n| Junior Middleweight | over 66.70 kg | not exceeding 69.90 kg |\n| Middleweight | over 69.90 kg | not exceeding 72.50 kg |\n| Super Middleweight | over 72.50 kg | not exceeding 76.20 kg |\n| Light Heavyweight | over 76.20 kg | not exceeding 79.40 kg |\n| Cruiserweight | over 79.40 kg | not exceeding 90.70 kg |\n| Heavyweight | over 90.70 kg | not exceeding 100.00 kg |\n| Super Heavyweight | over 100.00 kg | (no upper limit) |\n\n\n[Division 1 inserted: Gazette 9 Oct 2018 p. 4035‑6.]\n\nDivision 2 — Brazilian ju jitsu and full contact karate\n\n| **Division (Class)** | **Minimum weight** | **Maximum weight** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Lightweight | over 60.00 kg | not exceeding 70.00 kg |\n| Middleweight | over 70.00 kg | not exceeding 80.00 kg |\n| Heavy weight | over 80.00 kg | not exceeding 90.00 kg |\n| Super heavyweight | over 90.00 kg | (no upper limit) |\n\n\nDivision 3 — Mixed martial arts\n\n[Heading inserted: SL 2020/111 r. 7.]\n\n| **Division (Class)** | **Minimum weight** | **Maximum weight** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Strawweight | (no lower limit) | not exceeding 52.16 kg |\n| Flyweight | over 52.16 kg | not exceeding 56.70 kg |\n| Bantamweight | over 56.70 kg | not exceeding 61.23 kg |\n| Featherweight | over 61.23 kg | not exceeding 65.77 kg |\n| Lightweight | over 65.77 kg | not exceeding 70.31 kg |\n| Super Lightweight | over 70.31 kg | not exceeding 74.84 kg |\n| Welterweight | over 74.84 kg | not exceeding 77.11 kg |\n| Super Welterweight | over 77.11 kg | not exceeding 79.38 kg |\n| Middleweight | over 79.38 kg | not exceeding 83.91 kg |\n| Super Middleweight | over 83.91 kg | not exceeding 88.45 kg |\n| Light Heavyweight | over 88.45 kg | not exceeding 92.99 kg |\n| Cruiserweight | over 92.99 kg | not exceeding 102.06 kg |\n| Heavyweight | over 102.06 kg | not exceeding 120.20 kg |\n| Super Heavyweight | over 120.20 kg | (no upper limit) |\n\n\n[Division 3 inserted: SL 2020/111 r. 7.]\n\nSchedule 3 — Fees\n\n[r. 8, 11 and 17E]\n\n|  |  | **$** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. | Fee for registration as a contestant under section 16(2)(c) of the Act or renewal of registration as a contestant under section 19(3)(c) of the Act | 101.50 |\n| 2. | Fees for registration as an industry participant under section 27(3)(b) of the Act or renewal of registration under section 31(2)(b) of the Act as — |  |\n|  | (a) a promoter | 334.50 |\n|  | (b) a matchmaker | 167.00 |\n|  | (c) a manager | 167.00 |\n|  | (d) a trainer | 83.50 |\n|  | (e) a referee | 101.50 |\n|  | (f) a judge | 81.00 |\n|  | (g) a timekeeper | 81.00 |\n|  | (h) a second | 30.00 |\n| 3. | Fee for issue of a duplicate contestant record book under section 42 of the Act | 100.00 |\n| 4. | Fees for permit for a contest under section 44(2)(e) of the Act for which the following number of tickets for admission to the contest are proposed to be made available — |  |\n|  | (a) not more than 300 | 100.00 |\n|  | (b) more than 300 but not more than 700 | 300.00 |\n|  | (c) more than 700 but not more than 2 500 | 600.00 |\n|  | (d) more than 2 500 but not more    than 4 500 | 1 000.00 |\n|  | (e) more than 4 500 | 2 500.00 |\n\n\n[Schedule 3 inserted: Gazette 17 May 2019 p 1436‑7.]\n\nSchedule 4 — Minimum fees for officials\n\n[r. 19]\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1027.]\n\n| **Official** | **Basic fee** | | **State title** | | **National or international title** | |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | One contest on a bill | 2 or more contests on a bill | One contest on a bill | 2 or more contests on a bill | One contest on a bill | 2 or more contests on a bill |\n| Referee | $200 | $250 | $200 | $250 | $300 | $350 |\n| Judge | $150 | $200 | $150 | $200 | $250 | $300 |\n| Timekeeper | $150 | $200 | $150 | $200 | $250 | $300 |\n\n\n[Schedule 4 inserted: Gazette 22 Feb 2013 p. 1027.]\n\n![dline]()\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Combat Sports Regulations 2004* and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Published** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Professional Combat Sports Regulations 2004* 2 | 11 Jan 2005 p. 115-33 | 12 Jan 2005 (see r. 2 and *Gazette* 11 Jan 2005 p. 89) |\n| *Professional Combat Sports Amendment Regulations 2013* | 22 Feb 2013 p. 1013-27 | r. 1 and 2: 22 Feb 2013 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Mar 2013 (see r. 2(b) and *Gazette* 1 Mar 2013 p. 1091) |\n| **Reprint 1: The *Combat Sports Regulations 2004* as at 5 Apr 2013** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Combat Sports Amendment Regulations 2018* | 9 Oct 2018 p. 4035‑6 | r. 1 and 2: 9 Oct 2018 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 10 Oct 2018 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Combat Sports Amendment Regulations 2019* | 17 May 2019 p. 1434‑7 | r. 1 and 2: 17 May 2019 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2019 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Combat Sports Amendment Regulations 2020* | SL 2020/111 3 Jul 2020 | r. 1 and 2: 3 Jul 2020 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 4 Jul 2020 (see r. 2(b)) |\n\n\nOther notes\n\n1 Commenced 1 March 2013.\n\n2 Now known as the *Combat Sports Regulations 2004*; citation changed (see note under r. 1).\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\namending Act 20\n\napproved 3\n\ncommencement day 20\n\ngrappling 3\n\nlight contact 3\n\nPCS Act 20\n\nrecognised body 3\n\nsanction 3\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations have expanded and become more prescriptive compared with a simple, early regulatory framework. Changes include: the addition of specific weight classes for multiple disciplines including MMA (Schedule 2; SL 2020/111), detailed medical testing requirements including serology and country‑specific timeframes (reg 8A), explicit carve‑outs for State Sporting Associations and light‑contact/grappling exhibitions (reg 5A), formalised recognition of equivalent interstate/overseas registrations (regs 6A, 10A), staged permit and ticket‑based fees (reg 17E; Schedule 3) and prescribed minimum fees for officials (reg 19; Schedule 4). These additions broaden the operational scope (more sports/classes regulated, more administrative/medical requirements, fee structures and payment floors) beyond what a minimal regulatory regime would have contained, and transfer more day‑to‑day decision‑making to the Commission and to medical practitioners."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross‑references to the Combat Sports Act and prior Professional Combat Sports Act (many sections: e.g. ss 14–19, 26–27, 31, 35, 44–49, 52, 62, 62A).","Numerous schedules (Schedule 2 weight classes across 3 divisions; Schedule 3 fees; Schedule 4 minimum fees) with numerical thresholds and ranges.","Several conditional exemptions and carve‑outs (regs 4 and 5A) — includes both activity‑based and organisation‑based exclusions.","Detailed medical and timing rules with nested conditions (reg 8A: differing serology timeframes for overseas contestants; regs 15–16: graduated rest periods and medical practitioner discretion).","Multiple registration categories and prescribed particulars for different industry roles (reg 10 table) — different documentation requirements by role.","Fees and permit rules tiered by ticket numbers, roles and contest type (Schedules 3 & 4) creating multiple pricing bands and calculations.","Transitional and savings provisions carrying over prior registrations and registers (Part 6), adding historical linkage and interpretation complexity.","Discretionary powers for the Commission to adopt or reject external ratings/sanctions (regs 17–18), requiring administrative interpretation and possible case‑by‑case decisions.","Amendments over time adding and modifying provisions (2013, 2018, 2019, 2020), so reading requires attention to insertions/deletions and deleted items (e.g. r.12, Schedule 1)."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)**\n\n- Sets detailed rules implementing the Combat Sports Act 1987 for Western Australia. It prescribes which events are and are not covered, who must register, what information must be kept, medical and weigh‑in requirements, rest periods after injury, permitting and fee rules, weight classes for different sports, minimum pay for officials, and transitional arrangements from an earlier regime.\n\n- Specifically it: \n  - Excludes certain activities from the Act’s definition of “combat sport” or “contest” (for example, fencing, paintball, theatrical wrestling; and some light‑contact or grappling demonstrations and certain State Sporting Association events) (regs 4 and 5A).\n  - Lists the classes (weight divisions) for boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian jiu‑jitsu, full contact karate and mixed martial arts (Schedule 2).\n  - Requires contestants and industry participants (promoters, matchmakers, managers, trainers, referees, judges, timekeepers, seconds) to be registered and specifies what must be recorded in registers (regs 5, 6, 9, 10) including identity documents, photos, medical history and prior records.\n  - Prescribes medical evidence required for contestant registration: a fitness certificate, serology (HIV, Hepatitis B and C) within stated timeframes, and details of prior injuries (reg 8A).\n  - Sets minimum ages for competing in particular classes (e.g. 10 for Boxing, 18 for MMA Unified Rules) (reg 8B).\n  - Prescribes what must be entered at weigh‑ins and in contestant record books, and requires contestants to keep contest records including contests outside WA (regs 13, 17A, 17B, 8C).\n  - Imposes mandatory rest periods after knockouts and other stoppages and short rest periods between contests; enables medical practitioners to extend rest periods and to endorse contestant books with return dates (regs 15–16).\n  - Sets permitting requirements for promoters including detailed event, venue, insurance, safety and official information; and prescribes permit fees tied to anticipated ticket numbers (regs 17C–17E; Schedule 3).\n  - Prescribes fees for registrations and renewals (Schedule 3) and minimum fees payable by promoters to officials (Schedule 4; reg 19).\n  - Provides recognition for people registered under substantially similar laws in other jurisdictions to be treated as registered in WA (regs 6A, 10A).\n  - Contains transitional provisions carrying over existing registrations and registers from the earlier Professional Combat Sports regime (Part 6).\n\n**Who this affects**\n\n- Contestants (amateur and professional) who must satisfy identity, medical and age requirements, pay registration fees and keep record books (regs 6, 8A, 8B, 8C, Schedule 3).\n- Industry participants: promoters, matchmakers, managers, trainers, referees, judges, timekeepers and seconds — who must register, supply specified particulars and pay registration fees (regs 9–11, Schedule 3).\n- Event organisers/promoters: must apply for permits, provide detailed safety, insurance and venue information, pay permit fees and pay minimum fees to officials (regs 17C–17E, reg 19, Schedules 3–4).\n- Medical practitioners who certify fitness, endorse rest periods and are recorded as event medicals (regs 14, 15, 17C).\n- Recognised interstate or overseas sanctioning bodies, when the Commission accepts ratings or adopts their sanctioning (regs 17–18).\n\n**Why it matters (official purpose and what that implies in practice)**\n\n- The regulations are presented as safety, integrity and administrative measures: they seek to ensure contestants meet medical standards, events are conducted safely, records are maintained and suitable officials are paid and accredited (see regs 8A, 15–16, 17C, 19). Those are the stated or implied goals.\n\n- Practical implications and trade‑offs:\n  - Compliance costs: contestants and industry participants face recurring registration fees, medical testing costs (including serology), and record‑keeping obligations (regs 8, 8A, 6, 8C, Schedule 3). Promoters face permit costs and administrative requirements (regs 17C–17E; Schedule 3).\n  - Administrative discretion: the Commission approves certain things (approved rules, recognised bodies, ratings, sanctions) and may adopt or refuse external ratings and sanctioning — creating decision‑making discretion that determines which events/titles are recognised (regs 3, 17–18, 17D).\n  - Safety enforcement: rest periods after knockouts and match stoppages are mandatory and enforced by fines; medical practitioners can extend restrictions and must endorse contestant books — placing medical gatekeeping at the centre of return‑to‑play (regs 15–16).\n  - Market effects: minimum official fees require promoters to pay set minima (Schedule 4, reg 19), which raises the floor of event costs and can affect small promotions more heavily than large ones. Permit fees scale with ticket numbers (Schedule 3 item 4), so larger events pay more.\n  - Recognition and portability: registrations under substantially similar foreign or interstate laws can be treated as valid in WA (regs 6A, 10A), reducing duplication for those coming from other jurisdictions but introducing a judgment about “substantial correspondence.”\n\n**Costs, incentives and risks**\n\n- Who pays: contestants, industry participants and promoters (through registration, permit and medical fees, and through minimum payments to officials) bear the direct costs (regs 8, 11, 17E, Schedule 3–4).\n- Behavioural effects: medical screening, age limits and rest periods will limit whom and how often people can compete (regs 8A, 8B, 15–16). Minimum fees and permit costs may deter very small promoters or raise ticket prices.\n- Administrative burden and implementation risk: detailed permit and register requirements (reg 17C; reg 10) require capacity in the Commission and among promoters to gather and process information. The Commission’s approval powers (for “approved” items and recognised bodies) concentrate decision authority and create potential for delays or inconsistent outcomes (reg 3; regs 17–18).\n- Potential for substitution: several common activities are explicitly excluded (reg 4 and reg 5A), so organisers can structure events as excluded demonstrations or work through recognised State Sporting Associations to avoid the Act’s permit/registration regime (reg 5A(2)).\n\n**Key sections to note for practical compliance**\n\n- Registration and records: regs 6, 8A, 8B, 8C, Schedule 3.\n- Medical and rest periods: regs 14–16.\n- Permit and event requirements: regs 17C–17E, Schedule 3.\n- Minimum payments to officials: reg 19, Schedule 4.\n- Exemptions / not a contest: regs 4 and 5A.\n\n**Official claims vs practical trade‑offs (brief test)**\n- Claim: these rules improve safety and integrity (implied by medical, rest and record requirements). Mechanism: mandatory medical certificates, serology, rest periods, and documented records (regs 8A, 15–16, 17A). Costs: recurring medical and registration fees, and administrative/compliance time for participants and promoters (Schedule 3; regs 6, 17C). \n- Claim: they provide regulatory clarity on classes and titles. Mechanism: detailed weight classes and permitted titles with Commission control over adopted ratings/sanctions (Schedule 2; regs 17–18). Trade‑off: Commission discretion may produce uncertainty for promoters and contestants about recognition of external titles and ratings.\n\nOverall, the regulations convert high‑level obligations in the Act into detailed operational rules that create clear procedural and safety steps but also introduce compliance costs, administrative discretion and minimum cost floors for events and officials."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as no legislative content was available for review. The page returned a system error indicating the URL is no longer active on the Western Australian legislation website."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was retrievable — the source page returned a website error rather than legislative text","Analysis is based solely on the title of the instrument, providing no basis for substantive complexity assessment","Cannot assess regulatory scheme, cross-references, definitions, or operative provisions without access to the text"],"plain_english_summary":"## Combat Sports Regulations 2004 (WA)\n\n**The page for this legislation could not be retrieved.** The source URL returned an error indicating the page is no longer available due to system upgrades on the Western Australian legislation website.\n\nBased on the title alone, this is a **Western Australian regulation** (subordinate law made under a parent Act) governing **combat sports** — likely covering things like boxing, martial arts, and similar competitive fighting sports. Such regulations typically deal with licensing of fighters and promoters, safety standards, medical requirements, referee and official rules, and event approval processes.\n\n**However, no substantive legal content was available for analysis.** To find the current version of this legislation, visit the [Western Australian legislation website](https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au) and search for \"Combat Sports Regulations 2004\" directly."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations have expanded significantly beyond what appears to have been originally focused on professional boxing. The 2013 amendments (evident from extensive Gazette references) introduced mixed martial arts (MMA), expanded weight classes, added detailed medical testing requirements (HIV/Hepatitis serology), and created a comprehensive registration system for 'industry participants' beyond just fighters. The 2020 amendments further added specific MMA weight divisions. The original 2004 regulations appear to have been substantially rewritten rather than merely updated, transforming from boxing-specific rules into a multi-combat-sport regulatory framework covering everything from 6-year-old Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners to international MMA events."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross-references to the parent Combat Sports Act 1987 (sections 3, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 35, 42, 44, 45, 48, 49, 49A, 52, 62, 62A)","Nested conditional logic in regulation 15 regarding escalating suspension periods for consecutive knockouts (30/60/90 days)","Tiered fee structures in Schedule 3 with multiple brackets based on participant type and event size","Transitional provisions in Part 6 requiring mapping between old 'Professional Combat Sports Act' terminology and new 'Combat Sports Act' framework","Multiple amendment histories indicated by Gazette references (2013, 2018, 2019, 2020) showing evolving regulatory scope","Specific weight class tables in Schedule 2 with precise kilogram thresholds across three different combat sport divisions","Conditional exceptions in regulation 5A(2) listing 8 specific sporting associations exempt from contest regulation"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out the practical rules for running combat sports in Western Australia, working alongside the Combat Sports Act 1987. They cover who needs to register, how to run contests safely, and what fees apply.\n\n**Who needs to register:**\n- **Contestants** (fighters) in sports like boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, karate, judo, wrestling, and mixed martial arts (MMA)\n- **Industry participants** including promoters, matchmakers, managers, trainers, referees, judges, timekeepers, and seconds (corner crew)\n\n**Key safety requirements:**\n- Fighters must provide medical certificates and blood test results (for HIV, Hepatitis B and C) when applying to register\n- There are minimum age limits for each sport — ranging from 6 years old for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu up to 18 for professional MMA\n- Mandatory rest periods after knockouts (30 days for first KO, 60 for second consecutive, 90 for third) and after any contest (7 days minimum)\n- Medical practitioners must certify fighters as fit before contests\n\n**What contests need:**\n- Permits from the Combat Sports Commission with detailed information about venue safety, insurance, medical staff, and security\n- Official records kept of every contest including weights, medical checks, and results\n- Minimum pay rates for referees, judges, and timekeepers\n\n**What's exempt:**\nSome activities don't count as regulated \"combat sports\" under these rules — including fencing, paintball, theatrical wrestling, and certain light-contact or grappling events run by approved sporting associations like Judo WA or Boxing WA.\n\n**Fees:**\nThe regulations set specific fees for contestant registration (around $101 every three years), industry participant registration (ranging from $30 for seconds up to $334 for promoters), and contest permits (from $100 for small events up to $2,500 for large ones)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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