O. Reg. 566/24: FEES AND EXPENSES PAYABLE TO OFFICIALS BY COMMISSIONER, Under: Combative Sports Act, 2019, S.O. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 9
Combative Sports Act, 2019
FEES AND EXPENSES PAYABLE TO OFFICIALS BY COMMISSIONER
Consolidation Period: From January 1, 2025 to the e-Laws currency date.
No amendments.
This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.
CONTENTS
| Fees | |
| Eligible expenses | |
| Expenses for travel and parking | |
| Expenses for meals | |
Fees
1. The following fees are prescribed for the purposes of subsection 18 (4) of the Act:
1. For a Commissioner’s delegate, $455.
2. For a referee, $195.
3. For a judge or a backroom supervisor, $160.
4. For a backroom inspector, a timekeeper or a scorekeeper, $130.
5. For a physician who is present at a weigh-in, $780.
6. For a physician who is present at a contest or exhibition, $780.
Eligible expenses
2. (1) For the purposes of subsection 18 (4) of the Act, an expense incurred by an official is eligible for payment by the Commissioner if the expense is eligible for reimbursement under subsection (2).
(2) An incurred expense is eligible for reimbursement if the Commissioner determines that the following requirements are met:
1. The expense is for,
i. travel or parking, and meets the eligibility requirements of section 3, or
ii. a meal, and meets the eligibility requirements of section 4.
2. The expense was incurred by the official in the course of acting in their capacity as an official appointed by the Commissioner for a professional combative sport contest or exhibition.
3. No later than five business days after the day on which the contest or exhibition ended or, if the contest or exhibition is cancelled, was scheduled to end, a claim for the expense is submitted to the Commissioner by email in accordance with any direction provided by the Commissioner.
(3) A decision of the Commissioner under subsection (2) is final.
Expenses for travel and parking
3. (1) An expense for travel is eligible only if the claim for the expense submitted in accordance with paragraph 3 of subsection 2 (2) includes a receipt for the expense.
(2) An expense for travel by a method other than by personal vehicle is eligible only if,
(a) the travel method was safer or more practical or reasonable than travelling by personal vehicle in the circumstances, as determined by the Commissioner; and
(b) the most economical fare was selected.
(3) An expense for travel using a personal vehicle is eligible,
(a) only for a one-way distance of more than 25 kilometres, as calculated in the claim for the expense by reference to a map acceptable to the Commissioner; and
(b) for kilometres accrued in a calendar year within the ranges set out in Column 1 of the following Table, at the rates that are set out in Column 2 (for travel in Southern Ontario) and Column 3 (for travel in Northern Ontario) of the Table for the applicable kilometre range:
TABLE
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Up to 4,000 | 40 cents | 41 cents |
| Over 4,000 and up to 10,700 | 35 cents | 36 cents |
| Over 10,700 and up to 24,000 | 29 cents | 30 cents |
| Over 24,000 | 24 cents | 25 cents |
(4) An expense for the parking of a personal vehicle is eligible only if it was necessary to incur the expense.
(5) For greater certainty, the following expenses are not eligible:
1. An expense for a traffic or parking violation.
2. An expense for damage to a personal vehicle.
Expenses for meals
4. (1) An expense for a meal, including tax and gratuity, is eligible, but only up to the following maximum amount:
1. For breakfast, $10.00.
2. For lunch, $12.50.
3. For dinner, $22.50.
(2) An expense for an alcoholic beverage is not eligible.
5. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).
