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24ARequirements for combatants included on fight card—the Act, section 106(2)(b)
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#### 24A Requirements for combatants included on fight card—the Act, section 106(2)(b)
24A Requirements for combatants included on fight card—the Act, section 106(2)(b)
> > (1) The match-maker for a combat sport contest must not include a combatant on the fight card for the contest unless—
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> > > (a) the combatant is—
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> > > > (i) registered as a combatant for a registration class appropriate for the contest (an appropriate registration class), or
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> > > > (ii) will, on the day of the contest, be exempt, in accordance with Part 12, from the requirement to be registered as a combatant for an appropriate registration class, and
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> > > (b) the combatant has given the Authority—
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> > > > (i) a current serological clearance for the combatant as at the day of the contest, and
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> > > > (ii) a current certificate of fitness for the combatant as at the day of the contest, and
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> > > (c) the combatant is matched against another combatant on the fight card in relation to the contest or each match comprising the contest.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > (2) Despite subclause (1)(c), the match-maker may include on the fight card a combatant who is not matched against another combatant if—
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> > > (a) the contest is an amateur combat sport contest comprising a single contest and the combatant is listed on the fight card as being a reserve combatant for the contest, or
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> > > (b) the contest is an amateur eliminator contest for which only the combatants for each contest in the first round are listed.
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> > (3) In this clause—
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> > amateur eliminator contest means an amateur combat sport contest that—
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> > > (a) comprises 2 or more rounds of matches in which the winners of each match in each round progress to the next round of matches in the contest, and
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> > > (b) will be conducted in accordance with any policies relating to the conduct of amateur eliminator contests approved by the Authority from time to time.
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> **cl 24A:** Ins 2024 No 16, Sch 2\[40\].