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The CSC’s vision is to create a healthier and safer combat sports community.
The functions of the Commission 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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The Contestant Preparation Standards and Guidelines is a comprehensive resource for contestants and industry participants addressing:
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A new registrant must provide the CSC with a completed registration form and associated registration documents, a certificate of fitness and a current serology (blood test) clearance.
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, you need to disclose whether you 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?
The length of registration with the CSC is three years.
A Certificate of Fitness is current for one year.
For how long is a serology (blood test) clearance valid?
A 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 Act provides for a maximum penalty of $12,000 for providing information that is false and 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 Regulations, 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 Commission 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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Contestants who are registered with the CSC can compete interstate with a clearance from the CSC.
Contestants are still required to obtain a clearance from the CSC when participating in a contest outside of WA.
Unethical behaviour can result in your registration being suspended or cancelled.
The CSC’s Code of Conduct outlines the expected behaviours of registrants.
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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.
View all the policies.
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When selecting a weight class contestants must refer to the correct contest rules.
Different combat sports and sanctioning bodies use different contest rules which contain different weight classes.
More information about Commission polices is available on the Commission’s website.
Read the Commission's policies.
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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 Commission representative or medical practitioner before they can compete in a contest.
Contestants are required to comply with any direction to participate in testing for prohibited substances.
Contestants must request the correct type of blood tests when organising a serology clearance with their medical practitioner and the clearance is only valid for 6 months.
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Could a contestant compete without presenting their contestant record book to the Commission representative or medical practitioner?
Contestants are required under the Act to provide their contestant record book to the Commission appointee at the pre-contest weigh-in.
When arranging to get a serology clearance a contestant should ask for any blood test.
Under the Regulations Contestants specifically require a serology clearance for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.
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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 Act to provide false or misleading information to the medical practitioner or Commission staff at the pre-contest medical?
Section 53 of the Act provides for a maximum penalty of $12,000 for providing information that is false or misleading.
The pre-contest medical is the same thing as getting a Certificate of Fitness and serology clearance.
These are different processes. The Certificate of Fitness and serology clearance are registration/renewal requirements and a contestant can use their own doctor. A pre-contest medical examination occurs within 24 hours before each contest entered and is conducted by a medical practitioner approved by the CSC.
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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 mls) without a medical reason a contravention of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code?
The use of IV drips may result in contestants being banned from competition. Contestants must obtain a therapeutic use exemption (TUE)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 commission 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 the time passed.
These are automatic minimum periods only and a ringside medical practitioner may issue longer timeframes:
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.
True, under regulation 16 of the Combat Sports Regulation 2004 the contestant must not participate 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 $1000 under the Combat Sports Act 1987.
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Under section 62A of the Act, 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 contestants responsibility to check what rules will apply to their bout.
Commission contest rules.
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It is mandatory for contestants to wear a mouth guard.
Mouth guards are mandatory
Are contest rules all the same?
Contest rules are not all the same and can vary between different combat sports and different sanctioning bodies.
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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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