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PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND COMBAT SPORTS AMENDMENT ACT 2008 (NO. 11 OF 2008) - SECT 13

Cancellation or suspension of registration

For section 10B of the Principal Act substitute

        " 10B     Cancellation or suspension of registration

    (1)     This section applies if—

        (a)     the Board is notified under section 12 that a registered professional contestant is unfit to engage in professional contests generally; or

        (b)     the Board considers, having regard to the level of professional skills of a registered professional contestant, that it is not in the interests of the health or safety of the contestant to engage in professional contests; or

        (c)     a registered professional contestant—

              (i)     is convicted of an offence against this Act or contravenes any provision of this Act or the regulations; or

Example

Failure to present for a medical examination before or after a professional contest as required by section 12.

              (ii)     contravenes any provision of a law of another State or Territory that corresponds with a provision of this Act or the regulations; or

              (iii)     contravenes any conditions imposed on the contestant's registration under this Act.

    (2)     The Board—

        (a)     must cancel or suspend the contestant's registration if subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) applies; and

        (b)     may cancel or suspend the contestant's registration if subsection (1)(c)(i), (ii) or (iii) applies.

    (3)     If the Board cancels a contestant's registration under subsection (2), the Board must disqualify the person from being re-registered as a professional contestant for any period the Board considers appropriate.

    (4)     If the Board suspends a contestant's registration under subsection (2), the registration is suspended—

        (a)     if the suspension is because the contestant is unfit under subsection (1)(a), until the contestant is able to satisfy the Board that he or she is fit to engage in professional contests under section 10C; or

        (b)     if the suspension is because the contestant lacks the required level of professional skills under subsection (1)(b), until the contestant is able to satisfy the Board that he or she has the level of professional skills required to engage in professional contests; or

        (c)     if the suspension is because subsection (1)(c)(i), (ii) or (iii) applies to the contestant, for a period the Board considers appropriate.

    (5)     In considering the level of a contestant's professional skills, the Board must have regard to—

        (a)     the contestant's defensive skills, including evasive skills and speed of reaction; and

        (b)     the contestant's mobility and ring generalship; and

        (c)     the contestant's strategic and tactical awareness; and

        (d)     the contestant's endurance and stamina; and

        (e)     any other factor the Board considers relevant to the contestant's ability to defend himself or herself in professional contests.

    (6)     If the Board suspends or cancels a contestant's registration under this section, the Board must advise the contestant of the suspension or cancellation orally or in writing.

    (7)     If the Board gives a contestant oral notice under subsection (6), the Board must, as soon as is practicable, give the contestant written notice of the suspension or cancellation.

    (8)     The written notice must specify the grounds for the suspension or cancellation.".



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