Victorian Consolidated Legislation

PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND COMBAT SPORTS ACT 1985

No. 10183 of 1985
Version incorporating amendments as at 27 July 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART I-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Purpose
   4.      Repealed
   5.      Definitions
   5A.     Recognition of amateur associations

   PART II-PROFESSIONAL BOXING CONTESTS

           Division 1-Licences and permits

   6.      Minister may license persons involved in professional
           boxing contests
   7.      Minister may issue permit to conduct promotion
   8.      Promoters, trainers, match-makers, referees and judges must
           hold a licence
   9.      Licences and permits
   9A.     Holder of licence or permit must comply with conditions imposed

           Division 2-Registration

   10.     Person must not compete in a professional contest unless registered
   10A.    Application for registration as a professional contestant
   10B.    Cancellation or suspension of registration
   10C.    Restriction on re-registration of previously medically unfit professional contestant

           Division 3-Medical examinations before contests

   11.     Repealed
   12.     Compulsory medical examinations before and after contests

           Division 4-Duties of promoters

   13.     Duties of Promoter

           Division 5-Professional Boxing and Combat Sports Board

   14.     Professional Boxing and Combat Sports Board
   14A.    Immunity

   PART III-DELEGATION BY MINISTER

   15.     Minister may delegate

   PART IV-REVIEW OF DECISIONS OF MINISTER

   16.     Review by Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

   PART V-OFFENCES

   17.     Repealed
   18.     Aiding etc. offence
   19.     Proceedings for offence
   20.     Certificate of Minister shall be evidence
   21.     Document under this Act shall be evidence

   PART VI-REGULATIONS

   22.     Regulations

   PART VII-RULES

   23.     Minister may make rules

   PART VIII-TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS

   24.     Change to references to Act name
   25.     Effect of change to Board's name
   26.     Single registrations become dual registrations
   27.     Former martial art becomes a combat sport
   28.     Recognition of former named associations
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details