8Minister may exempt light contact combat sports

8 Minister may exempt light contact combat sports (1) A person may apply to the Minister for a declaration that a light contact combat sport is not a controlled sport. (2) In making a declaration, the Minister must consider the following: (a) the techniques and amount of force used in the light contact combat sport; (b) the rules of the light contact combat sport; (c) the likelihood the light contact combat sport could involve forceful contact with a person’s head, neck, spine or groin; (d) the risk of injury to a person participating in the light contact combat sport. (3) The Minister must— (a) make the declaration; or (b) refuse to make the declaration. Note The Minister’s decision to refuse to declare that a light contact combat sport is not a controlled sport is a reviewable decision (see s 81). (4) A declaration may be subject to conditions. (5) A declaration is a notifiable instrument. (6) In this section: light contact combat sport means a combat sport that is not likely to involve forceful contact with a person’s head, neck, spine or groin.