Controlled Sports Amendment Regulation 2024 (No 1) (ACT)

Controlled Sports Amendment Regulation 2024 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2024-27

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Controlled Sports Act 2019.

Dated 5 September 2024.

ANDREW BARR

Chief Minister

YVETTE BERRY

Minister

Controlled Sports Amendment Regulation 2024 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2024-27

made under the

Controlled Sports Act 2019

1. Name of regulation

   This regulation is the Controlled Sports Amendment Regulation 2024 (No 1).

2. Commencement

   This regulation commences on the day after its notification day.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3. Legislation amended

   This regulation amends the Controlled Sports Regulation 2019.

4. New part 1A

   insert

Part 1AImportant concepts

5AMeaning of controlled sport—Act, s 7, def controlled sport, par (b) (ii)

A sport or activity is not a combat sport if—

(a)the sport or activity is not likely to involve forceful contact with a person’s head, neck, spine or groin; and

(b)the sport or activity is carried out solely for entertainment purposes; and

(c)the sport or activity includes—

(i)movements that are choreographed; or

(ii)an outcome that is predetermined; and

(d)there is no official score kept and no official winner recorded for the sport or activity.

5BMeaning of controlled sports official—Act, s 11 (1), def controlled sports official, par (a) (x)

(1)The capacity of a support trainer is prescribed.

(2)In this section:

second—see the Act, section 11 (3).

support trainer means a person who—

(a)is registered as a controlled sports official in the capacity of a trainer; and

(b)supports or acts as a second for another trainer; but

(c)is not registered in the capacity of a second.

trainer—see the Act, section 11 (3).

1. Part 3 heading

   substitute

Part 3Conduct of registered events

1. Section 19 (7), definition of national sporting organisation

   substitute

   national sporting organisation—

   (a)means—see the Act, section 63 (7); and

   (b)includes a state sporting organisation recognised by a national sporting organisation.

Endnotes

1. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 12 September 2024.

2. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see align="center">© Australian Capital Territory 2024