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The CSC’s vision is to create a healthier and safer combat sports community.
The functions of the CSC are to:
The CSC is a statutory authority established under the Combat Sports Act 1987 and consists of nine members appointed by the Minister for Sport and Recreation.
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Under section 51 of the Combat Sports Act 1987 their are several duties placed on a promoter with prescribed penalty fines of up to $12 000. Promoters should refer directly to the legislation for precise wording but by way of example, promoters must not:
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Promoters who nominate non-registered athletes onto a contest card should immediately inform the athlete to commence the CSC registration process and should be aware that it can take several weeks for athletes to obtain a doctors appointment and/or complete the registration process.
A new contestant must provide the CSC with a completed registration form and associated registration documents, a certificate of fitness and a current clear serology (blood test) report.
Please be aware:
Contestants will not be able to compete unless all these documents are current with the CSC within the required timeframes.
When applying for registration, all registrants need to disclose whether they have ever been convicted at court, or are currently charged with any criminal offence.
Any contestant whose principal place of residence is in Western Australia must be registered no later than five days before the date of the proposed contest.
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What is the length of registration with the CSC?
Registration is valid for three years.
A contestants Certificate of Fitness is current for one year.
Contestants certificate of fitness are valid for one year.
For how long is a serology report (blood test) valid?
Contestants serology clearance is valid for six months.
When applying for registration, do you need to disclose whether you have even been convicted at court, or are currently charged with any criminal offence?
This information is required by the CSC and section 53 of the Combat Sports Act 1987 provides for a maximum penalty of $12,000 for providing information that is false or misleading.
When a local (WA) contestant is placed on a card, how many days prior to the contest must they submit a completed registration to the CSC?
Under Section 7(2)(a) of the Combat Sports Regulations 2004, a contestant must be registered no later than five days before the date of the contest.
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Individuals registered with the CSC are subject to Conditions of Registration. These conditions include:
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The Code of Conduct outlines the standard of behaviour required of all contestants and industry participants registered with the CSC and forms part of the Conditions of Registration.
All registrants are required to abide by the Code during combat sports events and in public.
Your actions and behaviour must be ethical, fair and honest at all times, and you must respect the principles of combat sports and their traditions.
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Unethical behaviour can result in your registration being suspended or cancelled.
Contestants who are registered with the CSC can compete interstate with a clearance.
Under the Code of Conduct a promoter must:
Behave honestly, with integrity and treat everyone with respect, comply with the combat sports legislation and contest rules, notify the CSC of any changes to contact or personal details and not use social media to make threats or humiliate others.
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The CSC has several policies which apply to combat sports. Some examples of matters dealt with in the various CSC policies include:
The CSC has developed other policies covering a range of topics from pregnancy testing, to dual roles and children participating in promotions.
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The Promoter must provide a 2.5 m barrier (exclusion zone) that offers a visual and physical barrier between authorised ringside personnel and the public.
Under the Contest Area Policy, the promoter must provide a 2.5 m barrier (exclusion zone) that offers a visual and physical barrier between authorised ringside personnel and the public.
More information about CSC polices is available on the CSC’s website.
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The CSC produces many fact sheets to guide the combat sports industry. Topics covered in the fact sheets include:
Contestants must present their contestant record book to the CSC representative or medical practitioner before they can compete in a contest.
A matchmaker is required to provide the CSC with a contestant’s complete record regardless of discipline or whether they are professional or amateur.
A promoter must ensure that international contestants are scheduled to arrive in Perth no less than 48 hours prior to the relevant promotion.
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A matchmaker is required to provide a contestant’s full fight record (professional and amateur) for all disciplines when making matches.
Could a contestant compete without presenting their contestant record book to the CSC representative or medical practitioner?
A contestant cannot compete without presenting their contestant record book to the CSC representative or medical practitioner.
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Contestants must present at their pre-contest medical in a fit and healthy state. Which of the following would be a reason that a medical practitioner may declare a contestant unfit to compete?
Is it an offence under the Combat Sports Act 1987 to provide false or misleading information to the medical practitioner or CSC staff at the pre-contest medical?
Section 53 of the Combat Sports Act 1987 provides for a maximum penalty of $12,000 for providing information that is false or misleading.
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Weight cutting is an extremely dangerous practice often inappropriately undertaken in combat sports. This is where contestants rapidly decrease their body weight before weigh-ins through excessive dehydration for the purpose of gaining an advantage by competing in a weight class artificially below what could be achieved through diet and training. This increases the risk of injury and can kill you.
Weight cutting can lead to physical or mental symptoms such as:
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Which of the following are dangers associated with weight cutting?
Drinking excessive water to lose weight (water loading) can cause health problems?
Water loading can dilute blood and salts in the body which can cause significant injury and/or death.
Are the use of intravenous (IV) drips (of more than 100 ml) without a medical reason a contravention of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code?
The use of IV drips (of more than 100 ml) may result in contestants being banned from competition. Contestants must obtain a therapeutic use exemption in order to use IV drips.
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The ringside medical practitioner may medically suspend a contestant after a bout. A referee or CSC appointee may also issue a Hard Bout Card (HBC) leading to mandated rest periods for contestants.Contestants are ineligible to compete in another bout/contest until the mandated time has passed and additional medical clearances may also be required, regardless of time passed.
These are automatic minimum periods only and a ringside medical practitioner may issue longer timeframes:
7 days: applies to all contestants following a bout (if a contestants competes on a Saturday, they can’t compete the following Saturday)14 days: if issued a HBC for a bout considered to be hard fought21 days: if issued a HBC for suspected concussion and concussion assessment/clearance required30 days: if knocked out and concussion assessment/clearance required60 or 90 days: if knocked out over consecutive contests (2nd or 3rd time) and concussion assessment/clearance required6x straight losses: triggers a suspension until a medical clearance (new certificate of fitness) is provided Further information on concussion management, HBC’s and knock out requirements are provided in the CSC Concussion Management Guidelines, Graded Return to Sport Framework and CSC Concussion Course (to be completed following this course).
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If a contestant has competed in a contest, they cannot compete in another contest for a period of at least 7 days.
Under regulation 16(1) of the Combat Sports Regulation 2004, if a contestant has competed in a contest, they cannot compete in another contest for a period of at least 7 days.
Are contestants allowed to compete while under medical suspension?
Anyone who competes while under medical suspension is subject to suspension of registration and/or a maximum fine of $1,000 under regulation 16(2) of the Combat Sports Regulation 2004.
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Under section 62A of the Combat Sports Act 1987, all combat sports contests must be held in accordance with rules approved by the Minister for Sport and Recreation. Either CSC rules or approved sanctioning body rules apply to all contests in Western Australia.
Rules differ across combat sports and even within the same sport, different sanctioning bodies may have different rules. The CSC health and safety rules will always prevail over any other approved rules.
Rules can cover ring requirements, dress codes, conduct of contests, official requirements and duties. For example:
Promoters choose which approved rules they want to use at their contest and it is the responsibility of the promoter to know the rules which will apply to their event.
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A contest must be conducted in accordance with the CSC approved rules for that contest.
Weight classes are listed in the contest rules and promoters can't just make up their own weight class.
The weight classes chosen for each bout must align with the weight classes, as prescribed in the relevant contest rules.
The CSC chooses what approved rules will apply to a promoters event.
Promoters choose which approved contest rules they want to use but only rules approved by the Minister (under section 62A of the Combat Sports Act 1987) can be used.
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A person must not conduct a contest unless a permit has been issued - Penalty: a fine of $12,000 (Section s47(1) of the Combat Sports Act 1987).
There are two stages when applying for a permit to conduct a combat sports contest:
All changes to the contest card must be submitted to the CSC in writing and no changes to the contest card will be accepted after the weigh-in.
Permits are issued subject to any terms, conditions and restrictions the CSC thinks fit. These are known as permit conditions.
For example: Under permit conditions, an intermission between bouts must not exceed 15 minutes.
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A Part 1 contest permit application should be lodged with the CSC not less than 42 days before the date of the contest.
The CSC may issue a permit for a contest subject to any terms, conditions and restrictions the CSC thinks fit.
What is the maximum permissible length of an intermission between bouts?
Under the permit conditions, an intermission must not exceed 15 minutes.
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I verify that the answers I have provided are my own and that I have completed this education unit honestly. I acknowledge that Section 53 of the Combat Sports Act 1987 provides for a fine of up to $12,000 if I provide any information that is false or misleading.
If you are a parent or guardian, please also complete the following information:
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