THE Hon. Sandra Nori, M.P., Minister for Tourism and Sport and Recreation and Minister for Women, in pursuance of the Boxing and Wrestling Control Act 1986, is pleased to approve the rule made by the Boxing Authority of New South Wales and set forth hereunder.
SANDRA NORI, M.P.,Minister for Tourism and Sport and Recreation and Minister for Women
The Boxing Authority of New South Wales in pursuance of the power vested in it under the Boxing and Wrestling Control Act 1986 has resolved to make the following rule.
1 Name of rule
This rule may be cited as the Boxing Authority Contract Rule.
2 Commencement
This rule shall take effect on and from the date of publication.
Boxing Contract Rule
1
The Manager of each boxer engaged for a boxing contest shall not later than at the official weigh-in produce to the Authority member or Authority inspector present at that weigh-in a contract between the promoter and the boxer for the contest signed by the promoter and the boxer and dated not later than the date of the weigh-in.
2
The contract must be in the form approved by the Authority or contain sufficient particulars to be acceptable to the Authority member or inspector present at that weigh-in.
3
All contracts must include the following particulars:
(a) the name of the promoter,
(b) the name of the boxer,
(c) the date of the contest,
(d) the venue,
(e) the number of rounds in the contest,
(f) the duration of each round,
(g) the name of the opponent,
(h) the amount of the purse,
(i) the maximum weight for the contest,
(j) any non-competition period for the boxer prior to the contest.
Boxing Contract
This agreement is made between .............................., the Promoter and .............................., the Boxer.
THE CONTEST—The Boxer agrees to box on the ..... day of ............... 200.., at ................................... in a contest scheduled for ..... rounds of ..... minutes duration against .............................. or such substitute opponent as may be agreed to by the Boxer and the Promoter.
Where agreement upon a substitute opponent cannot be reached, this contract will be at an end and neither Boxer nor Promoter will have any rights against the other.
PURSE—The Promoter agrees to pay to the Boxer or his nominated representative, if required .............................. (name), the purse of $..............., such sum to be paid immediately following completion of the promotion.
FAILURE TO APPEAR—If the Boxer is ready, willing and able to participate in the contest and his opponent is, for any reason, unable to participate, the Promoter will pay the Boxer the sum of $............... in lieu of the purse on or before the proposed contest.
If for any reason, other than medical, the Boxer is unable to or refuses to participate in the contest, the Boxer will pay the Promoter the sum of $............... within three days of the scheduled date of the contest.
WEIGH-IN—The maximum weight for the contest is .......... kgs. Should the Boxer exceed this weight at the official weigh-in, in title fights only, the Boxer shall be allowed 2 hours in which to make the weight limit. In all bouts, if the Boxer is unable to make the weight limit, the Boxer will pay the Promoter a “weight forfeit” fee of $............... which may be deducted from the Boxer’s purse by the Promoter.
Should the contest proceed by agreement between the Promoter, the Boxer and the opponent, at a weight in excess of the weight limit, the fee payable to the Boxer will be $............... in lieu of the original purse.
NON COMPETITION PERIOD—The Boxer shall not compete in another contest within .......... days prior to this contest.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS may be included overleaf.
Signed by .................... | Signed by .................... |
PROMOTER | BOXER |
In the presence of .................... | In the presence of .................... |
Address .................... ......................... | Address .................... ......................... |
Date .................... | Date .................... |
Signed by nominated representative .........................
In the presence of ....................
Address ....................
Date ....................
In the presence of ....................
Address ....................
Date ....................
The Common Seal of the Boxing Authority of New South Wales was herewith affixed in pursuance of a resolution of the Authority on the 5th of October, 2004 in the presence of: | } | Member | Terry Hartmann |
Member | John McDougall |