66Referee’s duty to stop and end combat sport contest

66 Referee’s duty to stop and end combat sport contest

66 Referee’s duty to stop and end combat sport contest

(1) The referee for a combat sport contest must immediately stop and end the contest—

(a) if directed to stop and end the contest by—

(i) the attending medical practitioner under section 63, or

(ii) a combat sport inspector under section 64, or

(b) if, in the referee’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

(c) if the referee observes a category 1 head injury sign in a combatant, or

(d) if a combatant asks the referee to stop and end the contest, or

(e) if a trainer of a combatant asks the referee to stop and end the contest, or

(g) if a disruption occurs that, in the referee’s opinion, warrants stopping and ending the contest, or

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

Maximum penalty—500 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.

(2) Without limiting the way in which a request may be made under subsection (1)(d) or (e), the request may be made in a way that was agreed between the referee and the combatant or trainer before the contest, including by a signal.

s 66: Am 2018 No 76, Sch 1 [24]–[27]. Subst 2024 No 16, Sch 1[75].