Combat Sports Act 2013
60Obligation of promoter—combatant rendered unconscious or unable to submit to medical examination
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60 Obligation of promoter—combatant rendered unconscious or unable to submit to medical examination
60 Obligation of promoter—combatant rendered unconscious or unable to submit to medical examination
If a combatant who engages in a combat sport contest is rendered unconscious or otherwise appears to the promoter of the contest to be unable to submit to a medical examination on the conclusion of the contest, the promoter must without delay arrange for a medical practitioner to exercise, in relation to the combatant—
(a) the post-contest medical examination functions, and
(b) such other functions as may be necessary in the circumstances of the case.
Maximum penalty—500 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment, or both.