Controlled Sports Act 2019

A registered medical practitioner has the following duties in relation to a registered event:

to assess the medical condition of each contestant in the 48 hours before the event and to issue a pre-event medical clearance certificate if appropriate;

to ensure that the pre-event medical clearance examinations have been completed for each contestant;

to be present for the duration of the event;

to monitor the safety and wellbeing of each contestant in the event;

to assess the medical condition of each contestant as soon as reasonably practicable after the event, but before the contestant leaves the event premises;

to complete any medical reporting requirements prescribed by regulation.

In this section:

Pre-event medical clearance certificate—see the dictionary.