Combat Sports Act 1987

A person who conducts a contest —

must not permit a contestant to participate in the contest unless the contestant has attended and submitted to a weigh‑in under section 48 and a medical examination under section 49A; and

must not engage a contestant for a contest if the Commission, after considering a medical report that a contestant is not medically fit, has directed a contestant not to participate in the contest; and

must permit not more than 3 persons, being either persons authorised by the Commission or members, to be present at the contest unconditionally and for no charge for the purpose of ensuring the contest is conducted in accordance with this Act and any rules approved under section 62A that apply to the contest; and

must not permit the contest to occur unless —

a medical practitioner approved by the Commission; and

at least 2 persons referred to in paragraph (c),

If a contest is not conducted in accordance with any rules approved under section 62A that apply to the contest, the person who conducts the contest, the person to whom a permit for the contest was issued, and the referee of the contest, each commits an offence.

Where a contestant is rendered unconscious during a contest a medical practitioner approved by the Commission shall medically examine the contestant and carry out such functions as are necessary in the circumstances.

A medical practitioner approved by the Commission shall as soon as is practicable after a contest examine the contestants who have participated in the contest.