Pre-contest medical examinations of combatants—the Act, section 57(1)
33 Pre-contest medical examinations of combatants—the Act, section 57(1)
The prescribed examination is a medical examination sufficient to enable the attending medical practitioner to complete the approved form for the pre-contest medical examination of the combatant (the pre-contest medical examination form).
If the attending medical practitioner imposes a medical suspension on the combatant following the medical examination, the attending medical practitioner must include the following information in the pre-contest medical examination form—
details of the medical suspension,
any conditions the attending medical practitioner recommends must be met before the suspension ends.
The pre-contest medical examination form must include a declaration by the combatant that, at the time of the contest the combatant—
is not subject of a medical suspension, and
is not otherwise suspended from engaging as a combatant in a combat sport contest or sparring, and
has not suffered a concussion within the 30 days before the contest.
The attending medical practitioner must give the completed pre-contest medical examination form to the combat sport inspector present at the contest at the conclusion of the contest.
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