Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered ActsFor Division 3 of Part II of the Principal Act substitute —
(1) A professional contestant must present himself or herself to a medical practitioner—
(a) for a medical examination—
(i) within 24 hours before, and within 24 hours after, a professional contest; and
(ii) at any other time before a professional contest as directed by the Board; and
(b) for a medical examination or a fitness test at any other time as required by the regulations.
(2) A medical practitioner who conducts a medical examination or fitness test for the purposes of this section must conduct the examination or test, and record the results, in accordance with the regulations.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months or both.
(3) If, after conducting the medical examination or fitness test, the medical practitioner finds the professional contestant is unfit to compete in a particular professional contest or professional contests generally, the medical practitioner must—
(a) declare the professional contestant to be unfit; and
(b) as soon as is practicable, give notice of the declaration to—
(i) the contestant; and
(ii) the Board; and
(iii) if the declaration is in respect of a particular professional contest, the promoter of that contest; and
(c) complete and forward to the Board a report in writing about the medical examination or fitness test.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months or both.
(4) A contestant must not compete in a professional contest if a medical practitioner has declared the contestant unfit under this section until the contestant is declared fit in accordance with this Act or the regulations.
(5) A person who is not required to be registered under this Act because the person is registered or licensed in another State or Territory must comply with this section as if the person were registered under this Act.".