Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts In this Act unless the
context otherwise requires —
boxing means fist fighting or sparring;
combat sport means —
(a)
boxing; or
(b) any
other martial art, sport or activity prescribed by the regulations in which
the primary objective of a participant in a contest or exhibition of the
martial art, sport or activity is to strike, kick, hit, grapple with, throw or
punch another participant;
Commission means the Commission established under
section 4;
contest means a contest or exhibition of a combat
sport in which a contestant participates, but does not
include —
(a) a
contest or exhibition that is not for public entertainment;
(b) a
prescribed contest or exhibition; or
(c) a
contest or exhibition for a prescribed prize of nominal or low monetary value;
contestant means a person who participates in a
combat sport for a monetary prize or other reward or payment in money or
money’s worth;
Department means the Department principally
assisting the Minister in the administration of this Act;
industry participant means a person who, otherwise
than as a contestant, engages or is engaged in any profession, occupation or
trade whether on a full-time, part-time or casual basis, in relation to a
professional combat sport;
member means a member of the Commission and
includes the chairman;
professional combat sport means a combat sport to
the extent to which it is participated in by contestants;
registered —
(a) in
relation to a contestant, means registered under section 17;
(b) in
relation to an industry participant, means registered under section 27;
sham contest means a contest in which the
contestants in the contest are stalling or posturing or pretending or feigning
to fight or otherwise compete.
[Section 3 amended by No. 16 of 2003
s. 6.]
[Heading inserted by No. 16 of 2003 s. 7.]