Australian Capital Territory
Boxing Control Act 1993    
A1993-24
Republication No 8
Effective:  27 December 2007 – 25 August 2008
Republication date: 27 December 2007
Last amendment made by A2007-39

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Boxing Control Act 1993 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 27 December 2007.  It also includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 27 December 2007.  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
This republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Australian Capital Territory
Boxing Control Act 1993

Contents
	Page
Part 1	Preliminary
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Dictionary	2
	3	Notes	2
	3A	Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc	2
Part 2	Control of boxing contests
	4	Meaning of boxing contest in pt 2	3
	5	Boxing contests	3
	6	Application for approval	3
	7	Further information—applications	3
	8	Approvals	4
	9	Cancellation of approval	5
	10	Boxing officials	5
	11	Professional boxers	6
	12	Amateur boxers	6
	13	Approval of certain bodies for s 12	7
	13A	Female boxing contests	7
	14	Approval for female boxing contests	8
Part 3	Code of practice
	15	Code of practice	9
	16	Contents	9
Part 4	Administrative review
	18	Notice of decisions	10
	19	Review by administrative appeals tribunal	10
Part 5	Miscellaneous
	20	Determination of fees	11
	21	Approved forms	11
	22	Regulation-making power	11
Dictionary		12
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	13
	2	Abbreviation key	13
	3	Legislation history	14
	4	Amendment history	15
	5	Earlier republications	18

Australian Capital Territory
Boxing Control Act 1993

An Act to regulate the conduct of professional and amateur boxing, and for related purposes

    

Part 1	Preliminary
1	Name of Act
This Act is the Boxing Control Act 1993.
2	Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this Act is part of this Act.
Note 1	The dictionary at the end of this Act defines certain terms used in this Act.
Note 2	A definition in the dictionary applies to the entire Act unless the definition, or another provision of the Act, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).
3	Notes
A note included in this Act is explanatory and is not part of this Act.
Note	See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
3A	Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
Other legislation applies in relation to offences against this Act.
Note 1	Criminal Code
The Criminal Code, ch 2 applies to all offences against this Act (see Code, pt 2.1).  
The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility (including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used for offences to which the Code applies (eg conduct, intention, recklessness and strict liability).
Note 2	Penalty units
The Legislation Act, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties that are expressed in penalty units.

Part 2	Control of boxing contests
4	Meaning of boxing contest in pt 2
In this part, a reference (other than in this section) to a boxing contest is a reference to—
	(a)	a single boxing contest; or
	(b)	2 or more boxing contests, if the contests are conducted on the 1 occasion and at the same venue.
5	Boxing contests
A person commits an offence if—
	(a)	the person conducts a boxing contest; and
	(b)	an approval under section 8 is not in force for the contest.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
6	Application for approval
A person may apply to the Minister for approval to conduct a boxing contest.
Note 1	If a form is approved under s 21 (Approved forms) for an application, the form must be used.
Note 2	A fee may be determined under s 20 (Determination of fees) for this section.
7	Further information—applications
The Minister may, by written notice, require an applicant for an approval to give the Minister, either orally or in writing, the further information relating to the application stated in the notice.
8	Approvals
	(1)	On application under section 6, the Minister may—
	(a)	approve the application; or
	(b)	approve the application subject to conditions; or
	(c)	refuse to approve the application.
	(2)	The Minister must refuse an application if satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that—
	(a)	it would not be in the public interest to hold the contest to which the application relates; or
	(b)	the venue where it is proposed to hold the contest is unsuitable; or
	(c)	the applicant is not or will not be able to meet any contractual obligations the applicant may have in relation to the conduct of the contest to which the application relates.
	(3)	An approval must—
	(a)	be in writing; and
	(b)	state the conditions (if any) to which it is subject; and
	(c)	be accompanied by a copy of the code of practice (if any).
	(4)	The conditions that may be stated in an approval may include, but are not limited to—
	(a)	conditions about the number and classification of boxing officials to be present at the contest to which the approval relates; or
	(b)	conditions requiring people to whom approval is given to enter into a bond to secure performance against the conditions of the approval; or
	(c)	in relation to the conduct of an amateur boxing contest—
	(i)	conditions requiring the contest to be completed by a stated time; or
	(ii)	if the contest is to be held on licensed premises—conditions about the way the contest is to be conducted;
	(d)	if an amateur boxing contest is to be conducted in conjunction with a professional boxing contest—conditions about the way the amateur boxing contest is to be conducted; or
	(f)	if the contest is to be conducted on licensed premises within the meaning of the Liquor Act 1975—conditions about the age of the contestants.
	(5)	Compliance with the code of practice (if any) shall be taken to be a condition of an approval.
	(6)	A failure to comply with subsection (3) (b) does not affect the validity of an approval under subsection (1). 
	(7)	A person must not contravene a condition of an approval given to the person.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units.
	(8)	An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
9	Cancellation of approval
If the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that a person to whom an approval has been given has contravened a condition of the approval, the Minister may cancel the approval.
10	Boxing officials
	(1)	A person commits an offence if the person—
	(a)	participates in a professional boxing contest otherwise than as a boxer; and
	(b)	is not registered for that participation.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
	(2)	In this section:
registered means registered under the New South Wales Act, section 20 (Determination of application) or section 25 (Determination of application).
11	Professional boxers
	(1)	A male commits an offence if he—
	(a)	engages in a professional boxing contest involving a particular style of boxing; and
	(b)	is not registered as a boxer of the class that is appropriate to that style.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
	(2)	In this section:
registered means registered under the New South Wales Act, section 9 (Determination of application) or section 13 (Determination of application).
12	Amateur boxers
	(1)	A person commits an offence if—
	(a)	the person—
	(i)	engages in an amateur boxing contest (other than a kick boxing contest) as a boxer; or
	(ii)	participates in an amateur boxing contest (other than a kick boxing contest) as a boxing official; and
	(b)	the person is not a member of Boxing Australia Incorporated or an affiliated body.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
	(2)	A person commits an offence if—
	(a)	the person—
	(i)	engages in an amateur kick boxing contest as a kick boxer; or
	(ii)	participates in an amateur kick boxing contest as a kick boxing official; and
	(b)	a written approval by an approved body is not in force for the contest.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
	(3)	In this section:
approved body means a body approved under section 13.
13	Approval of certain bodies for s 12
	(1)	The Minister may approve a body for section 12 (2).
	(2)	An approval is a notifiable instrument.
Note	A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act.
13A	Female boxing contests
A female commits an offence if—
	(a)	she engages in a professional boxing contest; and
	(b)	an approval under section 14 is not in force for the contest.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
14	Approval for female boxing contests
	(1)	A female may apply to the Minister for approval to engage in a professional boxing contest.
Note 1	If a form is approved under s 21 (Approved forms) for an application, the form must be used.
Note 2	A fee may be determined under s 20 (Determination of fees) for this section.
	(2)	An application must be accompanied by a doctor’s certificate, given to the applicant not earlier than 14 days before the day the application is made, certifying that, in the doctor’s opinion, the applicant is medically fit to engage in the proposed contest.
	(3)	The Minister may, by written notice, require an applicant for an approval to give the Minister, either orally or in writing, the further information relating to the application stated in the notice.
	(4)	The Minister may—
	(a)	approve the application; or
	(b)	approve the application subject to conditions; or
	(c)	refuse to approve the application.
	(5)	The Minister must approve an application under subsection (1) if satisfied that it would not be contrary to public interest for the contest to take place.

Part 3	Code of practice
15	Code of practice
	(1)	The Minister may approve a code of practice about the conduct of boxing contests.
Note	Power given under an Act to make a statutory instrument (including a code of practice) includes power to amend or repeal the instrument (see Legislation Act, s 46 (1)).
	(2)	A code of practice is a disallowable instrument.
Note 1	A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act.
Note 2	An amendment or repeal of a code of practice is also a disallowable instrument (see Legislation Act, s 46 (2)).
16	Contents
The code of practice may include, but is not limited to, matters relating to—
	(a)	medical examinations of boxers; and
	(b)	the numbers and functions of doctors in connection with boxing contests; and
	(c)	venues for boxing contests; and
	(d)	sizes of rings for boxing contests; and
	(e)	protective clothing to be worn by participants in boxing contests; and
	(f)	weigh-in procedures; and
	(g)	records to be maintained in relation to boxing contests; and
	(h)	the rules of boxing to apply to boxing contests.

Part 4	Administrative review
18	Notice of decisions 
	(1)	If the Minister makes a decision—
	(a)	to refuse to approve an application under section 8 (1); or
	(b)	to grant an application subject to a condition under section 8 (1); or
	(c)	to approve an application on a stated date, time or place under section 8; or
	(d)	to cancel an approval to conduct a boxing contest under section 9; or
	(e)	to refuse to approve an organisation under section 13 (Approval of certain bodies for s 12); or
	(f)	to grant an application subject to a condition, or to refuse to approve an application, under section 14;
the Minister must give written notice of the decision to the applicant.
	(2)	A notice under subsection (1) must be in accordance with the requirements of the code of practice in force under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989, section 25B (1).
19	Review by administrative appeals tribunal
A person entitled under section 18 (1) to be given notice of a decision may apply to the administrative appeals tribunal for a review of the decision.

Part 5	Miscellaneous
20	Determination of fees
	(1)	The Minister may determine fees for this Act.
Note	The Legislation Act contains provisions about the making of determinations and regulations relating to fees (see pt 6.3).
	(2)	A determination is a disallowable instrument.
Note	A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act.
21	Approved forms
	(1)	The Minister may approve forms for this Act.
Note	For other provisions about forms, see the Legislation Act, s 255.
	(2)	If the Minister approves a form for a particular purpose, the approved form must be used for that purpose.
	(3)	An approved form is a notifiable instrument.
Note	A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act.
22	Regulation-making power
	(1)	The Executive may make regulations for this Act.
Note	A regulation must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act.
	(2)	A regulation may exempt people from the application of the provisions of this Act.

Dictionary
(see s 2)
Note 1	The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.
Note 2	For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
·	administrative appeals tribunal
·	contravene
·	Minister (see s 162)
·	person.
amateur boxing contest means a boxing contest otherwise than for a monetary prize or other reward in money or money’s worth.
boxing means fist fighting, kick boxing or any other style of fighting in relation to which a class of boxers is prescribed under the New South Wales Act, and includes sparring in any such style.
boxing contest means—
	(a)	for this Act generally—a contest, display or exhibition of boxing (other than a contest, display or exhibition prescribed by regulation); and
	(b)	for part 2 (Control of boxing contests)—see section 4.
boxing official means a person who is a boxing official under the New South Wales Act.
code of practice means the code of practice determined under section 15 (1) as varied from time to time under that section.
New South Wales Act means the Boxing and Wrestling Control Act 1986 (NSW).
professional boxing contest means a boxing contest for a monetary prize or other reward in money or money’s worth.

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	pt = part	
div = division	r = rule/subrule	
exp = expires/expired	renum = renumbered	
Gaz = gazette	reloc = relocated	
hdg = heading	R[X] = Republication No	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	RI = reissue	
ins = inserted/added	s = section/subsection	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	sch = schedule	
LR = legislation register	sdiv = subdivision	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sub = substituted	
mod = modified/modification	SL = Subordinate Law	
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
om = omitted/repealed	or to be expired	
3	Legislation history
Boxing Control Act 1993 No 24
notified 21 May 1993 (Gaz 1993 No S83
s 1, s 2 commenced 21 May 1993 (s 2 (1))
remainder commenced 17 June 1993 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1993 No S112)
as amended by
Boxing Control (Amendment) Act 1993 No 71
notified 27 September 1993 (Gaz 1993 No S195)
commenced 27 September 1993 (s 2)
Administrative Appeals (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994 No 60 sch 1
notified 11 October 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S197)
s 1, s 2 commenced 11 October 1994 (s 2 (1))
sch 1 commenced 14 November 1994 (s 2 (2) and see Gaz 1994 No S250)
Boxing Control (Amendment) Act 1996 No 11
notified 10 April 1996 (Gaz 1996 No S59)
commenced 10 April 1996 (s 2)
Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1998 No 54 sch
notified 27 November 1998 (Gaz 1998 No S207)
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 November 1998 (s 2 (1))
sch commenced 9 December 1998 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1998 No 49)
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 41
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 41 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)
Health Professionals Legislation Amendment Act 2004 A2004-39 sch 5 pt 5.3
notified LR 8 July 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 8 July 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 5 pt 5.3 commenced 7 July 2005 (s 2 and see Health Professionals Act 2004 A2004-38, s 2 and CN2005-11)
Criminal Code Harmonisation Act 2005 A2005-54 sch 1 pt 1.9
notified LR 27 October 2005
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 October 2005 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.9 commenced 24 November 2005 (s 2)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 A2007-3 sch 3 pt 3.13
notified LR 22 March 2007
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 1 July 2006 (LA s 75 (2))
sch 3 pt 3.13 commenced 12 April 2007 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 (No 2) A2007-16 sch 3 pt 3.5
notified LR 20 June 2007
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 12 April 2007 (LA s 75 (2))
sch 3 pt 3.5 commenced 11 July 2007 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 (No 3) A2007-39 sch 3 pt 3.5
notified LR 6 December 2007
s 1, s 2 commenced 6 December 2007 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.5 commenced 27 December 2007 (s 2)
4	Amendment history
Dictionary
s 2	om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.424
	ins A2007-3 amdt 3.60
Notes
s 3	orig s 3
	defs reloc to dict A2007-3 amdt 3.59
	om A2007-3 amdt 3.60
	def boxing contest am 1993 No 71 s 4
	om A2007-3 amdt 3.58
	def determined fee om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.425
	def medical practitioner om A2004-39 amdt 5.5
	def tribunal om 1994 No 60 sch 1
	pres s 3
	(prev s 3A) ins A2005-54 amdt 1.58
	renum as s 3 A2007-3 amdt 3.61
Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
s 3A	orig s 3A
	renum as s 3
	pres s 3A
	(prev s 3B) ins A2005-54 amdt 1.58
	renum as s 3A A2007-3 amdt 3.61
Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
s 3B	renum as s 3A
Boxing contests
s 5	am 1993 No 71 s 5; 1998 No 54 sch
	sub A2005-54 amdt 1.59
Application for approval
s 6	sub 2001 No 44 amdt 1.426
Approvals
s 8	am 1993 No 71 s 6; 1996 No 11 s 5; 1998 No 54 sch; ss and pars renum R3 LA; A2005-54 amdt 1.60
Boxing officials
s 10	am 1998 No 54 sch
	sub A2005-54 amdt 1.61
Professional boxers
s 11	am 1998 No 54 sch
	sub A2005-54 amdt 1.61
Amateur boxers
s 12	am 1993 No 71 s 7; 1996 No 11 s 6; 1998 No 54 sch
	sub A2005-54 amdt 1.61
Approval of certain bodies for s 12
s 13	am 1998 No 54 sch
	sub A2005-54 amdt 1.61
Female boxing contests
s 13A	sub A2005-54 amdt 1.61
Approval for female boxing contests
s 14	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.427, amdt 1.428
Code of practice
pt 3 hdg	sub 1996 No 11 s 7
Code of practice
s 15	am 1993 No 71 s 8
	sub 1996 No 11 s 7; 2001 No 44 amdt 1.429
Contents
s 16	sub 1996 No 11 s 7
Publication
s 17	om 1996 No 11 s 7
Notice of decisions
s 18	am 1994 No 60 sch 1; 1996 No 11 s 8; pars renum R3 LA; A2005-54 amdt 1.62
Review by administrative appeals tribunal
s 19	am 1994 No 60 sch 1
Determination of fees
s 20	sub 2001 No 44 amdt 1.430
Approved forms
s 21	sub 2001 No 44 amdt 1.430
Regulation-making power
s 22	ins 2001 No 44 amdt 1.430
Dictionary
dict	ins A2007-3 amdt 3.62
	def amateur boxing contest reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt 3.59
	def authority reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt 3.59
	om A2007-39 amdt 3.12
	def boxing reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt 3.59
	def boxing contest ins A2007-3 amdt 3.62
	sub A2007-16 amdt 3.19
	def boxing official reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt 3.59
	def code of practice ins 1996 No 11 s 4
	reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt 3.59
	def New South Wales Act reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt 3.59
	def professional boxing contest reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt 3.59
	def promoter reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt 3.59
	om A2007-39 amdt 3.12

5	Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.  
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register.  A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1.  Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical. 

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date	
1	A1993-71	31 January 1994	
2	A1996-11	31 January 1998	
3	A2001-44	30 August 2002	
4	A2004-39	7 July 2005	
5	A2005-54	24 November 2005	
6	A2007-3	12 April 2007	
7	A2007-16	11 July 2007	

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