Victorian Numbered Acts

PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND COMBAT SPORTS AMENDMENT ACT 2008 (NO. 11 OF 2008) - SECT 17

After section 13 of the Principal Act insert —

" Division 4A—Timekeepers

        13A     Board to keep list of persons who may act as timekeepers

    (1)     The Board must keep a list of persons who may act as timekeepers.

    (2)     The Board may include a person on the list of timekeepers if the Board is satisfied that the person has the necessary skills and knowledge to act as a timekeeper.

    (3)     The Board may remove a person from the list of timekeepers if the Board is satisfied that the person—

        (a)     no longer has the necessary skills and knowledge to be a timekeeper; or

        (b)     is otherwise unfit to continue to act as a timekeeper, having regard to the person's conduct.

    (4)     If the Board removes a person from the list of timekeepers, the Board must—

        (a)     advise the person of the removal as soon as is practicable after the removal and provide reasons for the removal; and

        (b)     if the Board is aware that the timekeeper has been engaged by a promoter in relation to a particular promotion, advise the promoter of the removal as soon as is practicable after the removal.".