Reporting required under the Boxing and Martial Arts Act 2000
Act or regulation | Requirement |
|---|---|
Boxing and Martial Arts Act 2000 | Section 4 of the Act allows for the establishment of a Ministerial Advisory Committee. Clause 8 of Department of Premier and Cabinet Circular 22 ‘Establishment and governance requirements for government boards and committees’ requires regular reporting to the Minister of periods not less than 12 months. |
COMMITTEE COMPOSITION IN THE YEAR ENDING 30 JUNE 2022
The Boxing and Martial Arts Advisory Committee (the Committee) is established pursuant to Section 4 of the Boxing and Martial Arts Act 2000 (the Act) by the Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing until 31 December 2022. The Committee considers various issues pertaining to combat sports and provides expert advice and recommendations to the Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing.
The Committee currently comprises eight individuals from various backgrounds with expertise in the boxing and martial arts sector, law and medicine, as follows:
Committee member | Role | Term |
|---|---|---|
Mr Lorenzo Mazzocchetti | Chair A legal practitioner. | From 10 February 2021 to 9 February 2023 |
Dr Duncan Walker | A medical practitioner who in the opinion of the Minister has knowledge of injuries suffered by contestants. Sports and exercise physician, currently working as team doctor for Adelaide Crows AFLW, Adelaide 36ers and Adelaide Thunderbirds. Aikido background, black belt. | From 10 February 2021 to 9 February 2023 |
Ms Paula Davies | A legal practitioner. Lawyer and experienced Director – NFP, private business and government. | From 10 February 2021 to 31 December 2021 |
Ms Allison Goodes | A person who in the opinion of the Minister has experience in sport governance and experience in combat sports (boxing). President of Boxing SA. Strong sport governance background and only member with boxing knowledge. | From 10 February 2021 to 9 February 2023 |
Mr Matthew Dockrill | A person who in the opinion of the Minister represents persons who are or have been registered as contestants / trainers in a class relevant to combat sports (MMA). Retired professional MMA athlete. Trainer and trainee official with sanctioning body ISKA. | From 10 February 2021 to 9 February 2022 |
Dr Simon Lew | A person who in the opinion of the Minister has experience in sport governance and experience in combat sports (Taekwondo). Chairperson, Taekwondo Australia. Taekwondo teacher of 20 years. Executive experience, predominantly in the health industry. | From 10 February 2021 to 31 December 2022 |
Dr Alexander Wong | A medical practitioner (medical intern) who in the opinion of the Minister has knowledge of injuries suffered by contestants. Medical intern. Experienced in Muay Thai as a contestant and trainer. Experience at events as ringside medical assistant. | From 10 February 2021 to 9 February 2022 |
Ms Helen Ward | Former Senior Solicitor, Attorney-General’s Department. Ordinary Member (sessional) South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Resigned on 27 April 2021 (effective immediately). | From 10 February 2021 to 9 February 2022 |
Dr Luisa Rositano | A medical practitioner who in the opinion of the Minister has knowledge of injuries suffered by contestants Medical Practitioner - Emergency department medical officer for the RAH and QEH. Ringside physician for Mixed Martial Arts events. | From 10 February 2022 to 31 December 2022 |
Mr Shane Kokotis | A person who in the opinion of the Minister has experience in sport governance and experience as a combat sports official (Karate). Chair of International Sports Karate Association (ISKA). Experience at events as Chief Referee at all national ISKA sanctioned events. | From 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 |
Ms Margaret Sherlock | A person who in the opinion of the Minister has experience as a regulator of combat sports and represents persons who are or have been registered as contestants / trainers in a class relevant to combat sports (Martial Arts). 45+ years of Martial Arts experience. Commissioner with WA Combat Sports Commission from 2005 to 2011. | From 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 |
Dr Matthew Stevens | A person who in the opinion of the Minister represents persons who are or have been registered as contestants / trainers in a class relevant to combat sports (Kickboxing / Muay Thai / Taekwondo). Professional Kickboxing and Muay Thai athlete. Holds third degree black belt in Taekwondo. Grant funded research fellow for Uni SA School of Biomedicine. | From 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 |
The Committee is compliant with the Agency’s 40:40:20 gender composition principle.
BOXING AND MARTIAL ARTS STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30 JUNE 2022
Number of significant professional or public boxing or martial arts events held in South Australia in 2020/21
Boxing | Mixed Martial Arts | Muay Thai | Kick Boxing | Taekwondo | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 16 |
CONTESTANTS | PROMOTERS | TRAINERS | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of approved applications for a new registration / licence in 2021/22 | 77 | 1 | 2 |
Number of approved applications for renewal of a registration / licence in 2021/22 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Total number of current registration / licence holders at 30 June 2022 | 389 | 8 | 58 |
Boxing | Mixed Martial Arts | Muay Thai | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of rules approved by the Minister in 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of rules amended by the Minister in 2021/22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of rules revoked by the Minister in 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Activity | Number |
|---|---|
s.15 reviews by the Minister commenced in 2021/22 | 0 |
s. 16 reviews by the Tribunal commenced in 2021/22 | 0 |
Exemptions to part of the Act granted in 2021/22 | 2 |
REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BOXING AND MARTIAL ARTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30 JUNE 2022
During the 2021/22 period, the Committee held eight (8) ordinary meetings and zero (0) special / out-of-session meetings.
Report on significant issues considered, (including significant injury or other safety issues)
The Coronial inquest into the death of Shane Tuck (ongoing).
Report on significant policy or legislation reviews
Advice provided on the Commonwealth’s Automatic Mutual Recognition Act commencement (1 July 2022) and implications.
Advice sought on the Impact of identified legislative changes on the ongoing compliance and administration of the Act.
Advice sought on Government Minimum Standard and Guidelines for the conducting of BMA events.
Report on significant consultations or contact with the sector
The Agency completed the following industry engagements with the boxing and martial arts sector for its review and feedback on:
- Proposed minimum standards and guidelines to be applied to the sector. This included phone consultations with promoters, trainers and athletes, with a secondary engagement conducted at several gyms across Adelaide.
- The current medical forms to ensure they are simple for medical practitioners to understand and complete.
- Whether interclub sparring sessions or competitions are:
- Regularly occurring in South Australia
- How they are conducted for the Agency to assess whether they meet the definition of a public event under the legislation and whether they pose a risk to the health and safety of contestants.
Any other matters of note
Nil
Reporting required under the Public Sector (Data Sharing) Act 2016
Act or regulation | Requirement |
|---|---|
Public Sector (Data Sharing) Act 2016 | List of all data sharing agreements entered into and the general nature of the data being shared. |
Public interest / purpose of data sharing agreement | Data provider | Data recipient | Data description | Date signed | Contains personal data? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The agreement supports the Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment’s Human Capital Management project, official workforce publications such as the State of the Sector report, responding to information requests and providing organisations with workforce reports. | Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing | Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment | Used in deriving metrics used in workforce reporting. The procedures used to derive the metrics are created and defined in consultation with the workforce reporting and analytics group.
| June 2020 | Yes |
This Agency will more efficiently be able to check that Sports Voucher providers have submitted a Child Safe Environments Compliance Statement and are meeting the minimum obligations under the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017. Having the data supplied on a regular basis will save both agencies the need to email to confirm status. | Department of Human Services | Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing | A report outlining the progress of sporting and recreation organisations towards child safe environments. | August 2020 | No |
The Memorandum of Administrative Arrangements supports both parties to better ensure:
| South Australian Police | Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing | Information concerning the criminal history and association with any ‘declared organisations’ of any Promoters Licence Applicant for the purposes of conducting a ‘fit and proper person test’.
Information concerning upcoming professional or public boxing and martial arts events that have been scheduled. | 18 November 2021 | Yes |
The AMS (Athlete Management System) Access Agreement supports Australian athletes’ performances as they progress through the high-performance system through the sharing of relevant information between athlete support personnel. | SASI | Australian Institute of Sport | Information concerning individual athletes including: health information, performance data, scholarship information, contact detail, training loads, etc | 1 June 2021 | Yes |
The Agreement supports the analysis, visualisation and ongoing monitoring of athlete health, wellbeing and performance. | SASI | Lumin Sports | Information concerning athlete training metrics, sleep tracking, biometric data (e.g. heart rate, temperature), performance data, wellbeing input, etc.
Reports outlining the progress of athlete. | 25 June 2020 | Yes |
The Agreement supports high-performance talent identification within targeted South Australian schools and interested young people – enabling SASI to find future sport champions and to match potential athletes with sports that suit their physical strengths. | Targeted schools SASI | SASI Adelaide Fitness Solutions P/L Targeted schools | Information concerning targeted schools.
Information concerning lesson activities.
Information concerning individual and school test scores including individual information (date of birth, gender, height) and testing information (e.g. max power produced on a rowing ergometer). | 1 April 2021 and 1 September 2021 | Yes |
