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Contests prescribed not to be contest 2\n\nPart 2 — Registration\n\nDivision 1 — Contestants\n\n5. 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":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope assessment is not possible — the legislative text was not retrievable from the provided source. No content was available to compare against any original intent."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was available for analysis — the source URL returned an error page rather than substantive content","Complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed without the actual provisions of the regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"## ⚠️ Content Unavailable\n\nThe legislation you've submitted — the **Professional Combat Sports Regulations 2004 (WA)** — could not be analysed because the actual text of the law was not provided. The source page returned a **broken link / 404-style error**, meaning the content of the regulations was unavailable at that URL.\n\n**What we do know:**\n- This is a **Western Australian regulation** (subordinate legislation made under a parent Act, likely the *Professional Combat Sports Act 1973* (WA) or successor legislation)\n- It would typically govern **professional boxing, kickboxing, martial arts and similar combat sports** in WA — including licensing of fighters, promoters, referees and venues\n- To find the current version, visit the [Western Australian Legislation website](https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au) and search directly for the regulation title\n\n**To get a proper analysis**, please paste the actual text of the legislation and resubmit."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations primarily operationalise and elaborate the Combat Sports Act 1987 by prescribing classes, medical checks, record‑keeping, fees, permit requirements and exclusions. They add detailed administrative and safety requirements (ages, weight divisions, serology timelines, rest periods, permit contents, fee schedules), and they create cross‑jurisdiction recognition rules — but these are implementation details rather than a material broadening beyond the Act’s original regulatory purpose. In other words, the instrument narrows or specifies the Act’s operation in many places (for example by excluding certain events or by setting minimum fees), but it does not appear to expand the statutory scope beyond regulating combat sports as set out in the primary Act."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple schedules detailing weight divisions, fees and minimum official fees (Schedules 2–4)","Several cross‑references to the Combat Sports Act 1987 (sections 3, 14–19, 26, 27, 31, 35, 44–52, 62) requiring reading of primary Act to fully understand operation","Defined terms and administrative approvals (e.g. \"approved\", \"recognised body\", \"sanction\") that create delegation and discretion (reg 3; regs 17–18)","Nested conditional rules and exceptions (e.g. contests prescribed not to be contests; different rules for in‑State and out‑of‑State applicants) (regs 4, 5A, 7, 6A)","Detailed medical requirements with different timeframes for domestic vs international contestants (reg 8A)","Tiered fees and permit charges that scale by role and audience size (Schedule 3), plus minimum payment matrices for officials (Schedule 4)","Transitional and savings provisions carrying over registrations and registers from prior legislation (Part 6) — increasing interpretive load for legacy cases","Enforceable penalties tied to several operational rules (fines for breaching rest periods, record entries) creating compliance and enforcement logic (regs 15, 16, 17B)","Multiple amendments over time (2013, 2018, 2019, 2020) incorporated into the text which require attention to version history for specific clauses"],"plain_english_summary":"- **What this instrument does (mechanically):**\n\n  - Sets the detailed rules and administrative requirements that implement the Combat Sports Act 1987 in Western Australia. It prescribes which activities are and are not treated as \"combat sports\" or \"contests\" (regs 4 and 5A), the classes and weight/age bands for contestants (reg 5; Schedule 2; reg 8B), the medical and record‑keeping requirements for contestants (regs 6, 8A, 8C, 17A, 17B), who counts as an industry participant and what must be recorded about them (regs 9, 10, 10A), the permit and information requirements for promoters running contests (regs 17C–17E), fees for registrations and permits (Schedule 3; regs 8, 11, 17E), and minimum fees payable to officials (reg 19; Schedule 4). It also contains transitional arrangements for people and registers migrating from the earlier Professional Combat Sports regime (Part 6).\n\n- **Who it affects:**\n  - Contestants (fighters) — registration, medical checks, record books, rest periods (regs 5–8C, 13–17B).\n  - Industry participants (promoters, matchmakers, managers, trainers, referees, judges, timekeepers, seconds) — registration details and fees (regs 9, 10, 11; Schedule 3).\n  - Promoters/organisers — permit application content, permit fees, obligations about safety, insurance and venue details (regs 17C–17E; Schedule 3).\n  - Medical practitioners — must certify fitness and can impose rest periods; their endorsements go into record books (regs 14, 15, 16, 17A).\n  - Officials — minimum fees prescribed for referees, judges and timekeepers (reg 19; Schedule 4).\n\n- **Why it matters (stated purpose and how it works in practice):**\n  - The regulations operationalise safety, licensing and administrative oversight goals in the Act by prescribing concrete tests, timeframes and documentary requirements. Examples:\n    - Medical and infectious‑disease screening requirements are specified (medical certificate, serology timelines) so fitness and transmissible disease status are recorded (reg 8A).\n    - Rest periods after knockouts or stoppages are mandated and enforceable with fines; medical practitioners can lengthen rest periods and must endorse record books (reg 15).\n    - Promoters must supply detailed safety, insurance and venue plans when applying for a permit; permit fees scale with expected crowd size (reg 17C; Schedule 3 item 4).\n    - Out‑of‑state or foreign registrations that \"substantially correspond\" are treated as registrations in WA (regs 6A, 10A), which affects cross‑border mobility of participants.\n\n- **Who pays, who decides, and what behaviour changes:**\n  - Who pays: contestants pay triennial registration fees and duplicate record book fees (Schedule 3, item 1 & 3); industry participants pay registration fees (Schedule 3, item 2); promoters pay permit fees and must pay minimum fees to officials (Schedule 3 item 4; Schedule 4).\n  - Who decides: the Commission and its approval processes set discretionary items (definitions of \"approved\", ratings, title sanctioning) (regs 3, 17, 18); approved medical practitioners determine fitness and rest periods and must record endorsements (regs 14, 15, 16).\n  - Behaviour changes induced: people must register and maintain record books, undergo specified medical tests, observe rest periods and waiting times between contests, promoters must provide detailed safety/financial plans and pay prescribed fees, and officials receive prescribed minimum fees.\n\n- **Implementation mechanics and likely frictions (costs, incentives, trade‑offs):**\n  - Administrative cost and compliance burden: registration data requirements are extensive (photograph, ID details, criminal/disciplinary history, medical history, contest history) (reg 6) — this creates ongoing record‑keeping obligations for individuals and Commission administrational load.\n  - Safety vs access trade‑offs: medical and serology requirements (including tight timelines for contestants coming from outside Australia) and mandatory rest periods increase safety surveillance but raise costs and possible barriers for travelling contestants (reg 8A; reg 15).\n  - Economic incentives: minimum fees for officials and promoter permit fees create predictable income for officials and a cost schedule for promoters (reg 19; Schedules 3 & 4). These transfer costs to promoters and could affect event viability at small scale (Schedule 3 item 4 tiers and Schedule 4 minimums).\n  - Cross‑jurisdiction recognition and substitution effects: treating substantially similar out‑of‑state licences as registrations (regs 6A, 10A) reduces duplication and lowers cost for mobile participants; conversely, the power to approve foreign sanctioning bodies and adopt external ratings (regs 17, 18) centralises recognition decisions with the Commission and introduces a gatekeeping role.\n  - Concentrated vs diffuse impacts: promoters and sanctioning bodies face concentrated administrative and fee costs; contestants face medical testing and eligibility rules that are individually binding. Officials (referees/judges/timekeepers) receive concentrated benefit from minimum fee rules.\n  - Enforcement and discretion: many rules rely on Commission approvals (e.g. \"approved\" bodies, sanctioning, adoption of ratings) and medical practitioner judgments; that gives an administrative lever to interpret operational standards (regs 3, 17, 18, 14, 15).\n\n- **Key conditional or unusual technical points to note:**\n  - Some normally sporting activities are explicitly excluded from the statutory definition of \"combat sport\" or \"contest\" (fencing, paintball, theatrical wrestling; and certain light‑contact or grappling events and contests run by specified State Sporting Associations) (regs 4 and 5A). Those exclusions change whether the Act’s regulatory regime applies to an activity.\n  - Age and weight classes are detailed and vary by discipline; the regulations prescribe minimum ages for specific classes (reg 8B; Schedule 2) and multiple weight divisions (Schedule 2), which directly limit who can register for which class.\n\n- **Bottom line:** These regulations translate high‑level statutory duties into operational rules: who must register, what medical and record evidence they must supply, how contests must be applied for and documented, what fees and minimum payments apply, and what events fall outside the Act. The practical effects are to concentrate decision‑making with the Commission and medical practitioners, to create predictable fee and payment obligations for promoters and officials, and to impose medical and record‑keeping burdens on contestants (see regs 6, 8A, 15, 17C, Schedules 3 and 4)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation has expanded significantly beyond traditional boxing. Originally focused on boxing control, the 2013 amendments (evident in the extensive revision notes) broadened scope to include kickboxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, full contact karate, and eventually MMA (added 2020). The regulations now cover a comprehensive combat sports ecosystem including eight different industry participant roles, medical surveillance systems, and detailed event permitting requirements that go far beyond simple bout approval."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross-references to the parent Act (Combat Sports Act 1987) requiring simultaneous reading","Nested conditional logic in rest period rules (regulation 15) with escalating penalties for consecutive knockouts","Extensive tabular data for weight classes across three different combat sport divisions with varying thresholds","Dual registration pathways (direct application vs. recognition of interstate/international registrations)","Savings and transitional provisions (Part 6) preserving rights under repealed legislation","Tiered fee structures based on venue capacity and official roles","Defined terms section with 7 specific definitions plus reliance on Act definitions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations set out the practical rules for running combat sports (like boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, MMA, etc.) in Western Australia. They work together with the *Combat Sports Act 1987* to keep fighters safe and ensure events are run properly.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   **Fighters (contestants):** Anyone who wants to compete must register, provide medical checks (including blood tests for HIV and Hepatitis), and keep a record book of their fights. There are minimum ages for different sports (from 6 years old for some martial arts up to 18 for MMA).\n*   **Industry workers:** People working as promoters, trainers, referees, judges, managers, matchmakers, seconds (cornermen), and timekeepers must also register and pay fees.\n*   **Promoters:** Anyone putting on a fight event needs permits, must provide detailed safety plans, and must pay officials minimum fees.\n\n**Key rules:**\n\n*   **Safety first:** Fighters knocked out must rest for at least 30 days (longer if it happens multiple times). All fighters need medical clearance before competing.\n*   **Weight classes:** The regulations specify exact weight divisions for different sports (from Strawweight to Super Heavyweight).\n*   **Record keeping:** Fighters must carry a \"contestant record book\" tracking their medical history, wins/losses, and injuries.\n*   **Fees:** There are set fees for registration (around $101 for fighters, varying for officials) and permits to hold events (from $100 for small shows up to $2,500 for large ones).\n*   **Exemptions:** Some activities don't count as regulated \"combat sports\"—like theatrical wrestling, fencing, paintball, and certain light-contact or grappling events run by approved sporting associations.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThese rules protect fighters from brain injury and other harm by enforcing rest periods after knockouts, requiring medical screening, and ensuring only qualified people run events. They also create a paper trail so authorities can track a fighter's history and prevent mismatched or dangerous bouts."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/professional-combat-sports-regulations-2004","history":"/api/acts/professional-combat-sports-regulations-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/professional-combat-sports-regulations-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/professional-combat-sports-regulations-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/professional-combat-sports-regulations-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/professional-combat-sports-regulations-2004/documents"}}