Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsIn this Act—
"adult" means a person who is 18 years of age or older;
S. 5 def. of Board amended by No. 15/2001 s. 5(b).
"Board" means the Professional Boxing and Combat Sports Board created under section 14;
"boxing" means fist fighting;
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def. of Chief Commission-er inserted by No. 65/2013 s. 5(1),
amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 132.1(b)).
"Chief Commissioner" means the Chief Commissioner of Police appointed under the Victoria Police Act 2013 ;
S. 5 def. of combat sport inserted by No. 15/2001 s. 5(a).
"combat sport" means—
(a) kickboxing; or
(b) any sport or activity (other than boxing) in which each contestant in a contest or exhibition of that sport or activity is required to strike, kick, hit, grapple with, throw or punch the other contestant, and that is determined by the Minister to be a combat sport for the purposes of this Act;
S. 5 def. of Department inserted by No. 11/2008 s. 4(a), substituted by No. 65/2013 s. 5(2).
"Department "means the Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure;
S. 5 def. of gymnasium amended by No. 15/2001 s. 5(c).
"gymnasium" means any premises at or in which professional contestants train or receive instruction in boxing or in a combat sport;
"judge" means a person who determines the points scored by each contestant in a professional contest;
S. 5 def. of licensing authority amended by No. 11/2008 s. 4(b).
"licensing authority" means a person or body in another State or Territory who is recognised by the Board as exercising a power equivalent to the power given to the Board by this Act to license or register a person;
S. 5 def. of martial art repealed by No. 15/2001 s. 5(d).
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"match-maker" means a person who acts on behalf of a promoter to arrange professional contests between particular professional contestants;
S. 5 def. of medical practitioner amended by No. 97/2005 s. 182(Sch. 4 item 41), substituted by No. 13/2010 s. 51(Sch. item 43).
"medical practitioner" means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student);
S. 5 def. of police officer inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 132.1(a)).
"police officer" has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013 ;
S. 5 def. of professional boxing contest amended by No. 15/2001 s. 5(e).
"professional boxing contest" means any contest or exhibition of boxing (including an exhibition of sparring)—
(a) that is conducted for profit; or
(b) in which the contestants participate for a monetary reward; or
(c) to which the public is admitted on the payment of a fee for admission, except if the fee is charged—
(i) for a public charitable purpose; or
(ii) for an event that is organised by, or under the control of, an amateur boxing association recognised by the Minister under section 5A ;
S. 5 def. of professional combat sport contest inserted by No. 15/2001 s. 5(a).
"professional combat sport contest" means any contest or exhibition of a combat sport—
(a) that is conducted for profit; or
(b) in which the contestants participate for a monetary reward; or
(c) to which the public is admitted on the payment of a fee for admission, except if the fee is charged—
(i) for a public charitable purpose; or
(ii) for the purposes of the administration of an amateur combat sport association recognised by the Minister under section 5A;
S. 5 def. of professional contest amended by No. 15/2001 s. 5(c).
"professional contest" means any professional boxing contest or professional combat sport contest;
S. 5 def. of professional martial art contest repealed by No. 15/2001 s. 5(f).
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S. 5 def. of professional contestant amended by No. 15/2001 s. 5(c).
"professional contestant" means—
(a) a boxer who boxes in any professional boxing contest; or
(b) a person who competes in a professional combat sport contest;
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def. of prohibited person inserted by No. 65/2013 s. 5(1), amended by
No. 79/2014 s. 65.
"prohibited person" means a person—
(a) who has been convicted of an indictable offence for which the person is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 10 years or more; or
(b) in respect of whom a control order applies and is in effect under Division 2 of Part 3 of the Criminal Organisations Control Act 2012 ; or
(c) who is a member of an organisation in respect of which a control order applies and that is in effect under Division 2 of Part 3 of the Criminal Organisations Control Act 2012 ; or
(d) who is subject to an exclusion order under section 74 of the Casino Control Act 1991 ; or
(e) who is subject to an exclusion order under section 33 of the Racing Act 1958 ; or
(f) who has been convicted of an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or another State or a Territory and given a sentence of a kind corresponding to that specified in paragraph (a); or
(g) who is subject to an order in another State or Territory corresponding to an order specified in paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e);
"promoter" means any person who promotes a professional contest;
"promotion" means an event consisting of one or more professional contests and includes any preliminary arrangements in connection with such an event;
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def. of protected information inserted by No. 65/2013 s. 5(1),
amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 132.1(c)).
"protected information" means any intelligence information, document or thing the production or inspection of which—
(a) is likely to—
(i) reveal the identity of the police officer who provided information on the basis of which a decision of the Board not to issue or renew a licence, or to cancel a licence was made, or put that police officer's safety at risk; or
(ii) reveal the identity of a person who has provided a police officer with information on the basis of which a decision of the Board not to issue or renew a licence, or to cancel a licence was made, or put that person's safety at risk; or
(iii) reveal the identity of a person whose name appears in any evidence given or information provided to a police officer relating to an investigation, or put that person's safety at risk; or
(iv) reveal the identity of a person who is or has been the subject of an investigation by a police officer, or put that person's safety at risk; or
(b) places at risk an ongoing investigation by a member of the police force; or
(c) risks the disclosure of any investigative method used by police officers; or
(d) is otherwise not in the public interest;
"referee" means a person who controls, or exercises any form of control, over the conduct of professional contestants during a professional contest;
S. 5 def. of timekeeper inserted by No. 11/2008 s. 4(a).
"timekeeper" means a person who regulates the number and length of rounds, and the interval between rounds, of a professional contest;
"trainer" means a person who supervises the training or instruction of a professional contestant or who accompanies a professional contestant into the ring or on to the contest arena to give advice or assistance during a professional contest.
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inserted by No. 15/2001 s. 6.