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\[71\].