Controlled Sports Act 2019

It is a condition of registration that the registered controlled sports contestant must—

provide an updated certificate of fitness—

every 12 months from the date of registration; or

as prescribed by regulation; and

not compete in a registered event if the contestant does not have—

a pre-event medical clearance certificate; and

Pre-event medical clearance certificate—see the dictionary.

if the contestant was stopped from competing in a registered event by a registered medical practitioner under section 58 or by any other registered official on medical grounds—a certificate of fitness issued for the contestant after the day the contestant was stopped from competing; and

if the contestant’s registration has been suspended under section 32 (2)—a certificate of fitness issued for the contestant after the day the suspension ended; and

Under s 58, a registered medical practitioner may stop a registered event at any time if the medical practitioner believes on reasonable grounds that a controlled sports contestant competing in the event is no longer medically fit to compete at the event.

A contestant may also be stopped from competing on medical grounds by a registered referee (see s 55) or an inspector (see s 77 (3)).

Under s 32 (2), the registrar may suspend or cancel a controlled sports contestant’s registration if satisfied on reasonable grounds that the contestant is no longer medically fit to compete as a contestant at a registered event.

comply with an approved code of practice.

A regulation may prescribe additional conditions of registration.

The registrar may impose additional conditions of registration—

at the time of registration; or

at any other time.

The registrar’s decision to impose a condition is a reviewable decision (see s 81).

If the registrar imposes a condition of registration after the time of registration the registrar must—

give the registered controlled sports contestant written notice of the condition; and

apply the condition beginning on a stated day after the written notice is given.

The registrar must also give the contestant a reviewable decision notice in relation to the decision to impose a condition (see s 82).