Australian Capital Territory
Boxing Control Regulation 2018
Subordinate Law SL2018-1

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Boxing Control Act 1993.
Dated 2 March 2018.
Yvette Berry
Minister
Mick Gentleman
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Boxing Control Regulation 2018
Subordinate Law SL2018-1
made under the
Boxing Control Act 1993

    

Contents
	Page
Part 1	Preliminary
	1	Name of regulation	1
	2	Commencement	1
	3	Dictionary	1
	4	Notes	1
Part 2	Events that are not boxing contests
	5	What is routine training?	2
	6	What is a demonstration event?	2
	7	Meaning of not-for-profit	3
	8	Events that are not boxing contests—Act, dictionary, definition of boxing contest, paragraph (a)	4
Dictionary		5

Part 1	Preliminary
1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Boxing Control Regulation 2018.
2	Commencement
This regulation commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.
Note 1	The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in this regulation, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other terms defined elsewhere in this regulation.
For example, the signpost definition ‘routine training—see section 5 (1).’ means that the term ‘routine training’ is defined in that section.
Note 2	A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to the entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the regulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise  appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).
4	Notes
A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this regulation.
Note	See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.

Part 2	Events that are not boxing contests
5	What is routine training?
	(1)	For this regulation, routine training for boxing—
	(a)	means a training session that is—
	(i)	closed to the public; and
	(ii)	not-for-profit; and
	(b)	includes sparring.
	(2)	In this section, a training session is closed to the public if the general public is not permitted to watch the session or watch or listen to a broadcast of the session (whether or not a fee is charged).
6	What is a demonstration event?
For this regulation, a demonstration event means a display or exhibition of boxing—
	(a)	to showcase the skill of the boxers participating in the event and the particular movements of the style of boxing; and
	(b)	that is not-for-profit; and
	(c)	for which no official score is kept and no official winner recorded.
Examples—demonstration event
1	a karate contest demonstration between students at a high school open day
2	a tae kwon-do demonstration by students and instructors from a tae kwon-do school at a local shopping mall
Note	An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
7	Meaning of not-for-profit
For this regulation, routine training or a demonstration event is not‑for-profit if—
	(a)	the person conducting the training or event does not intend that a monetary reward will be received by any person in relation to the training or event; and
Examples—any person
1	a boxer
2	a boxer’s trainer or manager
3	a match-maker, judge, referee or timekeeper
4	a promoter or sponsor
5	a venue operator or owner
6	a sporting body
7	a charitable organisation
Note	An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
	(b)	the boxers participating in the training or event are not competing for—
	(i)	a monetary or other valuable reward; or
	(ii)	a beneficial outcome.
Example—valuable reward
an airline ticket or other travel assistance that enables a boxer to participate in a boxing event in another State or foreign country
Example—beneficial outcome
the opportunity to participate in a boxing contest at a later date
8	Events that are not boxing contests—Act, dictionary, definition of boxing contest, paragraph (a)
	(1)	The following is not a boxing contest:
	(a)	routine training;
	(b)	a demonstration event.
	(2)	Subsection (1) does not apply if the training or event is to be conducted at—
	(a)	a casino; or
	(b)	licensed premises or permitted premises.
	(3)	In this section:
casino—see the Casino Control Act 2006, dictionary.
licensed premises—see the Liquor Act 2010, dictionary.
permitted premises—see the Liquor Act 2010, dictionary.

Dictionary
(see s 3)
Note 1	The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.
Note 2	For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
·	for
·	notification day
·	person (see s 160)
·	State.
Note 3	Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the Boxing Control Act 1993 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For example, the following terms are defined in the Boxing Control Act 1993, dict:
·	boxing
·	boxing contest.
demonstration event—see section 6.
not-for-profit, for routine training or a demonstration event—see section 7.
routine training, for boxing—see section 5 (1).

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 13 March 2018.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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