Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) There shall be a
Professional Combat Sports Commission.
(2) The Commission
shall consist of 8 members of whom —
(a) 7
persons shall be appointed by the Minister as follows —
(i)
one person shall be a person appointed to be chairman of
the Commission;
(ii)
one person shall be a police officer nominated in writing
by the Commissioner of Police;
(iii)
one person shall be a person who is a medical
practitioner nominated by the body known as the Australian Medical Association
(Western Australian Branch);
(iv)
one person shall be a person who in the opinion of the
Minister has knowledge of the boxing industry;
(v)
one person shall be a person who in the opinion of the
Minister has knowledge of the industry relating to combat sports other than
boxing;
(vi)
one person shall be a person who in the opinion of the
Minister represents persons who are or have been registered as contestants in
a class relevant to boxing; and
(vii)
one person shall be a person who in the opinion of the
Minister represents persons who are or have been registered as contestants in
a class other than a class relevant to boxing;
and
(b) one
person shall be the chief executive officer of the Department or an officer of
the Department nominated by the chief executive officer.
(3) A nomination for
the purposes of subsection (2)(a)(ii) or (b) —
(a) may
be withdrawn at any time;
(b) may
be made for a period or in relation to such circumstances as are specified in
the nomination.
(4) The Minister may
make such arrangements as the Minister considers appropriate for the receipt
of nominations for the purposes of an appointment under
subsection (2)(a)(iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii).
(5) A member other
than a member referred to in subsection (2)(a)(ii) or (2)(b) shall be
appointed for such term not exceeding 3 years as is specified in the
instrument of his appointment.
[Section 4 amended by No. 29 of 1990
s. 4; No. 16 of 2003 s. 8.]