57Functions of attending medical practitioner

#### 57 Functions of attending medical practitioner 57 Functions of attending medical practitioner > > (1) The pre-contest medical examination functions of an attending medical practitioner in relation to a combatant in a proposed combat sport contest are as follows— > > > > > (a) to conduct such an examination of the combatant as is prescribed by the regulations, > > > > > (b) to record the particulars prescribed by the regulations in the combatant’s medical record book and in any other document that the regulations may prescribe, > > > > > (c) to provide those particulars to any person, and in the manner, prescribed by the regulations, > > > > > (d) to certify in the combatant’s medical record book whether or not, in the opinion of the attending medical practitioner, the combatant is medically fit to engage in the contest, > > > > > (e) if the attending medical practitioner certifies that the combatant is not medically fit to engage in the contest and considers it to be in the interests of the health or safety of the combatant to not engage in the contest—to certify in the combatant’s medical record book and in any other document prescribed by the regulations that, in the opinion of the attending medical practitioner, the combatant must not engage in any combat sport contest or sparring— > > > > > > > (i) unless the combatant has been examined and cleared by a medical practitioner as being fit to engage in combat sports, or > > > > > > > (ii) before a specified date, or > > > > > > > (iii) before a specified date unless the combatant has been examined and cleared by a medical practitioner as being fit to engage in combat sports, > > > > > (f) without delay, to notify the combatant and, if the examination was carried out immediately before the contest, any combat sport inspector present of the matters as to which the attending medical practitioner has certified under this section. > > > (2) An attending medical practitioner must certify under subsection (1) that the combatant is medically unfit to engage in the contest if the combatant does not have a current serological clearance. > > > (3) The post-contest medical examination functions of an attending medical practitioner in relation to a combatant who has engaged in a combat sport contest are as follows— > > > > > (a) to conduct such examination of the combatant as is prescribed by the regulations, > > > > > (b) to record the particulars prescribed by the regulations in the combatant’s medical record book and in any other document that the regulations may prescribe, > > > > > (c) to provide those particulars to any person, and in the manner, prescribed by the regulations, > > > > > (d) if the attending medical practitioner considers it to be in the interests of the health or safety of the combatant to do so—to certify in the combatant’s medical record book and in any other document prescribed by the regulations that, in the opinion of the attending medical practitioner, the combatant must not engage in any combat sport contest or sparring — > > > > > > > (i) unless the combatant has been examined and cleared by a medical practitioner as being fit to engage in combat sports, or > > > > > > > (ii) before a specified date, or > > > > > > > (iii) before a specified date unless the combatant has been examined and cleared by a medical practitioner as being fit to engage in combat sports, > > > > > (e) without delay, if the attending medical practitioner certifies that the combatant should not engage in any combat sport contest or sparring before a specified date, notify the combatant and any combat sport inspector present of the matters as to which the attending medical practitioner has certified. > > **s 57:** Am 2018 No 76, Sch 1 \[18\] \[19\]; 2024 No 16, Sch 1\[57\]–\[63\].