63Direction by attending medical practitioner to stop and end contest

63 Direction by attending medical practitioner to stop and end contest

63 Direction by attending medical practitioner to stop and end contest

The attending medical practitioner for a combat sport contest must direct the referee for the contest to stop and end the contest, unless the referee has already done so—

(a) if, in the attending medical practitioner’s opinion,

(i) there is a serious impairment to a combatant’s ability to defend themself or continue in the contest, or

(ii) there is a likelihood of serious injury to a combatant’s health if the contest were to continue, or

(b) if the attending medical practitioner observes a category 1 head injury sign in a combatant, or

(c) in any other circumstances prescribed by the regulations or specified by the rules.

s 63: Am 2018 No 76, Sch 1 [24]. Subst 2024 No 16, Sch 1[71].