Combat Sports Regulations 2004 (WA)
Western Australia
Combat Sports Act 1987
Western Australia
Combat Sports Act 1987
These regulations are the
These regulations come into operation on the day on which the
In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —
For the purposes of the definition of
Fencing |
Paintball |
Wrestling that is intended to be theatrical or humorous |
(1) For the purposes of the definition of
contest in section 3 of the Act, the following contests or exhibitions are prescribed not to be contests —(a) a light contact or grappling event for the purpose of promoting the combat sport and for which —
(i) scores are not kept; and
(ii) there is no outcome or result;
(b) a light contact or grappling event solely for the purpose of determining a contestant’s proficiency in the combat sport;
(c) an event in which a contestant is penalised if he or she punches, kicks, strikes or hits another contestant in a manner that does not involve light contact with that other contestant.
(2) For the purposes of the definition of
contest in section 3 of the Act, contests or exhibitions are prescribed not to be contests if they are conducted by one of the following State Sporting Associations, or by the national or international parent bodies of one of the following State Sporting Associations —(a) All Australian International Taekwondo Federation WA;
(b) Australian Karate Federation WA;
(c) Boxing WA;
(d) Judo WA;
(e) Sport Taekwondo WA;
(f) Taekwondo WA;
(g) Western Australian, Australian Federation of Brazilian Jujitsu Branch;
(h) Wrestling WA.
(1) For the purposes of section 14 of the Act the classes of contestants are prescribed in Schedule 2.
[(2) deleted]
Under section 62(3) of the Act, a person who is registered or licensed under a law of a place outside the State, the purpose of which substantially corresponds with the purpose of the Act, as a contestant is to be taken to be registered under the Act as a contestant.
For the purposes of section 15(2)(c) of the Act, the Commission is to cause to be entered in the register in respect of each person registered as a contestant —
(a) details of any contests in which the person has participated, including the number of years that the person participated, the person’s win/loss record and details of any injuries sustained by the person in that participation; and
(b) details of any previous registration or licensing as a contestant in a combat sport, including where the person was registered or licensed, each combat sport and class in respect of which the person was registered or licensed; and
(c) details of any —
(i) convictions for criminal offences; or
(ii) other disciplinary measures taken under a law, the purpose of which substantially corresponds with the purpose of the Act,
in this or any other State, a Territory or another country; and
(d) a recent photograph of the person; and
(e) identifying details from the person’s drivers licence, passport or any other approved identification document bearing the person’s photograph; and
(f) details of any medical information provided under section 16(2)(b) or 19(3)(b) of the Act; and
(g) details of the person’s next of kin and an emergency contact telephone number for that next of kin.
[(1) deleted] (2) An application under section 16(1) of the Act must be made —
(a) in the case of an application by a person whose principal place of residence is in the State, not later than 5 days before the date of any proposed contest in which the person intends to compete; and
(b) in the case of an application by a person whose principal place of residence is outside the State, before any weigh‑in conducted under section 48 of the Act.
(1) For the purposes of sections 16(2)(b) and 19(3)(b) of the Act, the following medical information is prescribed —
(a) a medical certificate as to fitness to be registered as a contestant in the class to which an application relates completed by a medical practitioner within 12 months before the date of the application;
(b) a serology report prepared within 6 months before the date of the application stating whether or not the applicant has Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C;
(c) a detailed medical history of injuries sustained in a contest.
(2) If the person who desires to be registered as a contestant is or has been a contestant in any country outside the Commonwealth, the serology report referred to in subregulation (1)(b) must be prepared within 7 days before the date of the application.
For the purposes of section 17(1)(a)(ii) of the Act, the following ages must be reached by contestants in the following classes of contests before registration can be considered —
(a) 6 years of age for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu;
(b) 6 years of age for Taekwondo;
(c) 6 years of age for Wrestling;
(d) 7 years of age for Karate;
(e) 9 years of age for Judo;
(f) 10 years of age for Boxing;
(g) 12 years of age for Kickboxing;
(h) 12 years of age for Muay Thai;
(i) 16 years of age for Shooto;
(j) 18 years of age for Mixed Martial Arts (Unified Rules).
For the purposes of section 35(1) of the Act, the following information is prescribed —
(a) the contestant’s name;
(b) the contestant’s weight;
(c) details of the contestant’s medical examination and serology test;
(d) details of the contestant’s win/loss record and titles the contestant has won.
(1) The fee set out in Schedule 3 item 1 is prescribed for the triennial registration of a contestant under section 16(2)(c) of the Act or for the renewal of the triennial registration of a contestant under section 19(3)(c) of the Act.
(2) The fee set out in Schedule 3 item 3 is prescribed for the issue of a duplicate contestant record book under section 42 of the Act.
For the purposes of the definition of
(a) promoter;
(b) matchmaker;
(c) manager;
(d) trainer;
(e) referee;
(f) judge;
(g) timekeeper;
(h) second.
Under section 62(3) of the Act, a person who is registered or licensed under a law of a place outside the State, the purpose of which substantially corresponds with the purpose of the Act, for one of the capacities prescribed under regulation 9 (other than promoter) is to be taken to be registered under the Act as an industry participant of that capacity.
Under section 26(c) of the Act, the particulars listed in column 2 of the Table opposite an industry participant capacity listed in column 1 are prescribed.
Judge | (a) Details of the participant’s experience, qualifications and any accreditation. (b) All the particulars required to be disclosed in the application form approved under section 27 of the Act. |
Manager | (a) Copy of proof of the participant’s identity such as a driver’s licence or passport. (b) Details of the participant’s experience, qualifications and any accreditation. (c) All the particulars required to be disclosed in the application form approved under section 27 of the Act. |
Promoter | (a) Copy of proof of the participant’s identity such as a driver’s licence or passport. (b) Details of the participant’s experience, qualifications and any accreditation. (c) All the particulars required to be disclosed in the application form approved under section 27 of the Act. |
Referee | (a) Copy of proof of the participant’s identity such as a driver’s licence or passport. (b) Details of the participant’s experience, qualifications and any accreditation. (c) All the particulars required to be disclosed in the application form approved under section 27 of the Act. |
Second | (a) Copy of proof of the participant’s identity such as a driver’s licence or passport. (b) Details of the participant’s experience, qualifications and any accreditation. (c) All the particulars required to be disclosed in the application form approved under section 27 of the Act. |
Timekeeper | (a) Copy of proof of the participant’s identity such as a driver’s licence or passport. (b) Details of the participant’s experience, qualifications and any accreditation. (c) All the particulars required to be disclosed in the application form approved under section 27 of the Act. |
Trainer | (a) Copy of proof of the participant’s identity such as a driver’s licence or passport. (b) Details of the participant’s experience, qualifications and any accreditation. (c) All the particulars required to be disclosed in the application form approved under section 27 of the Act. |
The fees set out in Schedule 3 item 2 are prescribed for the triennial annual registration of an industry participant under section 27(3)(b) of the Act or for the renewal of the triennial annual registration of an industry participant under section 31(2)(b) of the Act.
For the purposes of section 48(2)(d) of the Act, the following information is prescribed —
(a) the date and venue of the contest;
(b) the contestant’s weight;
(c) the contestant’s opponent;
(d) the name of the rules of the contest;
(e) the number of rounds of the contest and the length of each round.
For the purposes of section 49A(2)(c) of the Act, the following information prescribed is —
(a) whether or not the person examined is fit to compete in the contest;
(b) if the person is not fit to compete in the contest, a date before which the person should not take part in —
(i) sparring; or
(ii) a contest.
(1) Where a contestant is knocked out —
(a) the contestant must not participate in a contest for a period of at least 30 days; or
(b) for a second consecutive time, the contestant must not participate in a contest for a period of at least 60 days; or
(c) for a third consecutive time, the contestant must not participate in a contest for a period of 90 days,
or for such longer period as the medical practitioner referred to in section 49 of the Act determines.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $1 000.
(2) Where a contest is terminated because a contestant is judged unable to continue for a reason other than a knock‑out, the contestant must not participate in a contest for such a period as the medical practitioner referred to in section 49 of the Act determines.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $1 000.
(3) Any contestant who loses 6 consecutive contests must not enter into any contract to participate in a contest unless the contestant has passed a medical examination by an approved medical practitioner.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $1 000.
(4) The medical practitioner referred to in section 49 of the Act is to endorse a contestant’s contestant record book referred to in section 35 of the Act with any specific date before which the contestant is not to participate in a contest under this regulation.
(1) If a contestant has participated in a contest, the contestant must not participate in another contest for a period of at least 7 days.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $1 000.
(2) If a medical practitioner has endorsed a contestant’s contestant record book under regulation 15(4) with a specific date before which the contestant is not to participate in a contest, the contestant must not participate in a contest before that date.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $1 000.
For the purposes of section 52(2)(d) of the Act, the following information is prescribed —
(a) the contestant’s name;
(b) the contestant’s weight;
(c) details of the contestant’s medical examination;
(d) the opponent’s name;
(e) the opponent’s weight;
(f) the date of the contest;
(g) the venue of the contest;
(h) the type of contest;
(i) the name of the contest;
(j) the number of rounds of the contest and the length of each round;
(k) the result of the contest.
A person registered as a contestant under section 15 of the Act who participates as a contestant in a contest outside the State must ensure that the information prescribed under regulation 17A is entered in his or her contestant record book.
Penalty: a fine of $1 000.
For the purposes of section 44(2)(c) of the Act, the following information is prescribed —
(a) the name and contact details of the applicant and the registration details of the promoter of the contest;
(b) the contest and weigh‑in dates and venues;
(c) the matchmaker’s details;
(d) details of insurance cover to be obtained and who is to be covered by it, security of contestants and officials and the emergency medical contact procedures;
(e) financial details for the contest including entry prices, and rewards or prizes for contestants;
(ea) the number of tickets for admission to the contest that are proposed to be made available;
(f) contest details including the contestants’ names, weights, fight records and trainers, type and length of contest, classes, proposed rules, titles contested and sanctioning body;
(g) details of the officials who are to officiate at the contest and their qualifications;
(h) details of the medical practitioner to be present at the contest;
(i) details of the venue including —
(i) the layout of the venue and facilities for the safety of contestants, industry participants and spectators;
(ii) the specifications of the contest area;
(iii) details of the contestant warm‑up, cool down and change room areas;
(iv) details of the areas for medical staff and officials;
(v) details of the emergency access to the venue;
(vi) the location of security personnel;
(j) details of any entertainment to be provided at the contest.
For the purposes of section 45(3)(d) of the Act, the following information is prescribed —
(a) the name and contact details of the promoter of the contest;
(b) the type of contest;
(c) the rules approved under section 62A(1) of the Act to be observed in the contest;
(d) any sanctioned title for the contest;
(e) the names of the industry participants approved to officiate at the contest as a referee, judge or timekeeper (as the contest requires).
The fees set out in Schedule 3 item 4 are prescribed for a permit for a contest under section 44(2)(e) of the Act.
The Commission may —
(a) adopt the rating given to a contestant by a sanctioning body or a recognised body; or
(b) determine the rating of a contestant in accordance with its own standards,
and that rating is to be used to determine a contestant’s standard when participating in a contest in this State.
The Commission may in writing adopt the sanctioning of a sanctioning body or a recognised body.
(1) The fees set out in Schedule 4 are prescribed as the minimum fees for the types of officials involved in a combat sport referred to in that item payable by the promoter of the contest to an official involved in the contest.
(2) Despite subregulation (1), if a contest —
(a) is for an international title; and
(b) is sanctioned by an approved international body and that international body requires that a specified fee is to be paid to an official involved in a contest for an international title sanctioned by the body,
the minimum fee payable by the promoter of the contest to an official involved in the contest (including the undercard to the title contest) is that specified fee.
In this Part —
Except where the contrary intention appears, this Part does not prejudice or affect the application of the
A person who immediately before commencement day was registered under the PCS Act section 17 as a contestant of a class is, on commencement day, to be taken to be registered under the
A certificate of registration in force under the PCS Act section 18 immediately before commencement day is, on commencement day, to be taken to be a certificate of registration issued under the
If —
(a) immediately before commencement day a natural person was registered under the PCS Act section 27 as a prescribed class of industry participant; and
(b) a capacity in which a person can be registered as an industry participant prescribed under regulation 9 corresponds to that prescribed class,
the person is, on commencement day, to be taken to be registered under the
A certificate of registration issued to an industry participant referred to in regulation 24 in force under the PCS Act section 29 immediately before commencement day is, on commencement day, to be taken to be a certificate of registration issued under the
The register of industry participants kept under the PCS Act section 26 immediately before commencement day is, on commencement day, to be taken to be the register required to be kept under the
[r. 5]
Strawweight or Mini Flyweight | (no lower limit) | not exceeding 47.60 kg |
Junior Flyweight | over 47.60 kg | not exceeding 49.00 kg |
Flyweight | over 49.00 kg | not exceeding 50.80 kg |
Junior Bantamweight | over 50.80 kg | not exceeding 52.20 kg |
Bantamweight | over 52.20 kg | not exceeding 53.50 kg |
Junior Featherweight | over 53.50 kg | not exceeding 55.30 kg |
Featherweight | over 55.30 kg | not exceeding 57.20 kg |
Junior Lightweight | over 57.20 kg | not exceeding 59.00 kg |
Lightweight | over 59.00 kg | not exceeding 61.20 kg |
Junior Welterweight | over 61.20 kg | not exceeding 63.50 kg |
Welterweight | over 63.50 kg | not exceeding 66.70 kg |
Junior Middleweight | over 66.70 kg | not exceeding 69.90 kg |
Middleweight | over 69.90 kg | not exceeding 72.50 kg |
Super Middleweight | over 72.50 kg | not exceeding 76.20 kg |
Light Heavyweight | over 76.20 kg | not exceeding 79.40 kg |
Cruiserweight | over 79.40 kg | not exceeding 90.70 kg |
Heavyweight | over 90.70 kg | not exceeding 100.00 kg |
Super Heavyweight | over 100.00 kg | (no upper limit) |
Lightweight | over 60.00 kg | not exceeding 70.00 kg |
Middleweight | over 70.00 kg | not exceeding 80.00 kg |
Heavy weight | over 80.00 kg | not exceeding 90.00 kg |
Super heavyweight | over 90.00 kg | (no upper limit) |
Strawweight | (no lower limit) | not exceeding 52.16 kg |
Flyweight | over 52.16 kg | not exceeding 56.70 kg |
Bantamweight | over 56.70 kg | not exceeding 61.23 kg |
Featherweight | over 61.23 kg | not exceeding 65.77 kg |
Lightweight | over 65.77 kg | not exceeding 70.31 kg |
Super Lightweight | over 70.31 kg | not exceeding 74.84 kg |
Welterweight | over 74.84 kg | not exceeding 77.11 kg |
Super Welterweight | over 77.11 kg | not exceeding 79.38 kg |
Middleweight | over 79.38 kg | not exceeding 83.91 kg |
Super Middleweight | over 83.91 kg | not exceeding 88.45 kg |
Light Heavyweight | over 88.45 kg | not exceeding 92.99 kg |
Cruiserweight | over 92.99 kg | not exceeding 102.06 kg |
Heavyweight | over 102.06 kg | not exceeding 120.20 kg |
Super Heavyweight | over 120.20 kg | (no upper limit) |
[r. 8, 11 and 17E]
1. | Fee for registration as a contestant under section 16(2)(c) of the Act or renewal of registration as a contestant under section 19(3)(c) of the Act ......... | 101.50 |
2. | Fees for registration as an industry participant under section 27(3)(b) of the Act or renewal of registration under section 31(2)(b) of the Act as — | |
(a) a promoter | 334.50 | |
(b) a matchmaker | 167.00 | |
(c) a manager | 167.00 | |
(d) a trainer | 83.50 | |
(e) a referee | 101.50 | |
(f) a judge | 81.00 | |
(g) a timekeeper | 81.00 | |
(h) a second | 30.00 | |
3. | Fee for issue of a duplicate contestant record book under section 42 of the Act | 100.00 |
4. | Fees for permit for a contest under section 44(2)(e) of the Act for which the following number of tickets for admission to the contest are proposed to be made available — | |
(a) not more than 300 | 100.00 | |
(b) more than 300 but not more than 700 | 300.00 | |
(c) more than 700 but not more than 2 500 | 600.00 | |
(d) more than 2 500 but not more than 4 500 | 1 000.00 | |
(e) more than 4 500 | 2 500.00 |
[r. 19]
One contest on a bill | 2 or more contests on a bill | One contest on a bill | 2 or more contests on a bill | One contest on a bill | 2 or more contests on a bill | |
Referee | $200 | $250 | $200 | $250 | $300 | $350 |
Judge | $150 | $200 | $150 | $200 | $250 | $300 |
Timekeeper | $150 | $200 | $150 | $200 | $250 | $300 |
This is a compilation of the
11 Jan 2005 p. 115-33 | 12 Jan 2005 (see r. 2 and | |
22 Feb 2013 p. 1013-27 | r. 1 and 2: 22 Feb 2013 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Mar 2013 (see r. 2(b) and | |
9 Oct 2018 p. 4035‑6 | r. 1 and 2: 9 Oct 2018 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 10 Oct 2018 (see r. 2(b)) | |
17 May 2019 p. 1434‑7 | r. 1 and 2: 17 May 2019 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2019 (see r. 2(b)) | |
SL 2020/111 3 Jul 2020 | r. 1 and 2: 3 Jul 2020 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 4 Jul 2020 (see r. 2(b)) | |
amending Act................................................................................................................. 20
approved............................................................................................................................ 3
commencement day....................................................................................................... 20
grappling............................................................................................................................ 3
light contact....................................................................................................................... 3
PCS Act........................................................................................................................... 20
recognised body............................................................................................................... 3
sanction.............................................................................................................................. 3
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