Page 1255 - Week 05 - Tuesday, 11 May 1993
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and intravenous drug use in the Remand Centre. In fact, Mr Deputy Speaker, I am sure that my reputation will rest on my ability to deliver on the principles and policies I espoused during the election campaign, and my ability to sensibly and rationally address issues of concern to the Canberra community. Mr Deputy Speaker, in this instance I feel that the Canberra community is best served by bringing kick boxing under the same regulations which will cover fist boxing, to quote the Minister, as I feel that the measures outlined in his speech should be read in the context of allowing kick boxing to continue in the ACT.
The Minister stated that boxers would have to be registered with the New South Wales Boxing Authority. I quote:
This registration involves a medical card for all boxers. The card carries a complete history of each boxer's career and medical examinations before and after each bout. The card also carries details of any period for which a boxer is suspended from fighting for medical reasons ...
All bouts, amateur and professional, would require the approval of the Sports Minister or delegate, and approval would be given only where the appropriate rules, registration and medical conditions had been complied with. The Bill also requires that other industry participants, such as trainers, judges, managers and seconds, be registered. This ensures that, for the safety of the boxers themselves, the whole industry is appropriately controlled.
Mr Deputy Speaker, I think that eloquently states the case for the regulation and control of kick boxing, and I urge members to support this amendment and to vote against clause 20 of the Boxing Control Bill when it comes to a vote.
MR STEVENSON (9.40): Mr Deputy Speaker, I believe that the amendment to the boxing definition under the interpretation clause largely handles the definition problem that I referred to earlier. However, it does nothing about our connection with the New South Wales Act in the rest of that particular boxing definition and, as I mentioned before, I think that is a major problem. I do not think it need be. There are, no doubt, a number of ways we could solve - - -
Mr Berry: Yes, pay to set up our own.
MR STEVENSON: Mr Berry mentions one. It is to pay to set up our own boxing commission or fighting commission or kick boxing commission or whatever you might call it at the time.
However, there is perhaps a better idea that would not cost as much money that may have slipped by without being observed. We could state that we agree on this day with the currently prescribed regulations in New South Wales. You say, "But, look, they are going to change from time to time as the New South Wales Parliament brings in new regulations", and, indeed, they will.
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