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COMBAT SPORTS ACT 2008 - SCHEDULE 3

SCHEDULE 3 – Savings and transitional provisions

(Section 77)

Part 1 - General

1 Regulations

(1) The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of the following Acts:
this Act
(2) Any such provision may, if the regulations so provide, take effect from the date of assent to the Act concerned or a later date.
(3) To the extent to which any such provision takes effect from a date that is earlier than the date of its publication in the Gazette, the provision does not operate so as:
(a) to affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State or an authority of the State), the rights of that person existing before the date of its publication, or
(b) to impose liabilities on any person (other than the State or an authority of the State) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the date of its publication.

Part 2 - Provisions consequent on enactment of this Act

2 Definition

In this Part:
"the former Act" means the Boxing and Wrestling Control Act 1986 .

3 General provision

Subject to this Schedule, anything done or omitted to be done or commenced to be done under or in relation to a provision of the former Act is taken to have been done or omitted or commenced to be done under or in relation to the corresponding provision of this Act.

4 References to Boxing Authority

A reference (however expressed) in any Act or statutory instrument, or any other instrument, or any contract or agreement to the Boxing Authority of New South Wales is taken to be or to include a reference to the Combat Sports Authority of New South Wales.

5 Members of Boxing Authority

A person holding office as a member of the Boxing Authority immediately before the commencement of section 60:

(a) ceases to hold office as a member of the Boxing Authority on that commencement, and
(b) does not become a member of the Combat Sports Authority whether by virtue of clause 4 or otherwise,
but is eligible (if otherwise qualified) to be appointed as a member of the Combat Sports Authority.

6 Registration of boxers

(1) A person registered under Part 3 of the former Act as a boxer immediately before the commencement of Part 2 of this Act is taken to be correspondingly registered under Part 2 of this Act as a combatant:
(a) for the balance of the period for which the person was registered under the former Act had this Act not been enacted, and
(b) for such further period (if any) not exceeding 12 months as may be specified by the Authority in relation to the person or class of persons to which the person belongs,
unless it sooner expires under this clause or is sooner cancelled under this Act.
(2) The registration provided by this clause expires when registration is granted under Part 2 of this Act to the person as a combatant of the corresponding prescribed class.
(3) The registration provided by this clause is otherwise subject to the provisions of this Act (including, for example, provisions relating to the suspension of registration and the imposition of conditions on registration, but excluding section 11 and any other inconsistent provision).

7 Registration of industry participants

(1) A person registered under Part 4 of the former Act as an industry participant immediately before the commencement of Part 3 of this Act is taken to be correspondingly registered under Part 3 of this Act as an industry participant:
(a) for the balance of the period for which the person was registered under the former Act had this Act not been enacted, and
(b) for such further period (if any) not exceeding 12 months as may be specified by the Authority in relation to the person or class of persons to which the person belongs,
unless it sooner expires under this clause or is sooner cancelled under this Act.
(2) The registration provided by this clause expires when registration is granted under Part 3 of this Act to the person as an industry participant of the corresponding prescribed class.
(3) The registration provided by this clause is otherwise subject to the provisions of this Act (including, for example, provisions relating to the suspension of registration and the imposition of conditions on registration, but excluding section 27 and any other inconsistent provision).

8 Other provisions relating to registration

(1) A requirement to show cause made under section 11 (1) of the former Act (not earlier than 14 days before the commencement of section 13 of this Act) is taken to be a requirement made under section 13 (3) of this Act.
(2) A requirement to show cause made under section 23 (1) of the former Act (not earlier than 14 days before the commencement of section 29 of this Act) is taken to be a requirement made under section 29 (3) of this Act.
(3) A cancellation or suspension of registration under section 11 of the former Act, or a reduction of the period of a registration under section 11 (2) (c) of that Act, that affected any person immediately before the commencement of section 13 of this Act continues to affect the person as if it were a cancellation, suspension or reduction effected under section 13 of this Act.
(4) A cancellation or suspension of registration under section 23 of the former Act that affected any person immediately before the commencement of section 29 of this Act continues to affect the person as if it were a cancellation or suspension effected under section 29 of this Act.

9 Medical record book

A medical record book issued under the former Act is taken to be a medical record book issued under this Act.

10 Weigh-ins

A weigh-in conducted in accordance with the former Act before the commencement of section 38 of this Act, in connection with a boxing contest held on or after the commencement of that section, is taken to have been carried out in accordance with any applicable regulations.

11 Definition of “professional combat sport contest”-earlier events

(1) This clause has effect for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of "professional combat sport contest" in section 3 (1).
(2) The reference in that paragraph to an earlier event includes an event conducted while the former Act was in force, where the event was a boxing contest as defined in the former Act. The reference does not otherwise include an earlier event held while the former Act was in force.

12 Disqualification

A reference in section 57 to a person who has been registered under this Act includes a reference to a person who has been registered under the former Act.



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