Elements and Performance Criteria
- Assess driver or rider fitness to compete
- Comply with rules of racing and legislative obligations for medical practitioners, and work health and safety and racing safety protocols and procedures when determining driver or rider health status
- Examine drivers or riders after a fall to ensure fitness to continue with racing commitments
- Examine drivers or riders on stewards' instructions for fitness to continue with racing commitments
- Report on driver or rider health and welfare
- Provide advice to stewards on driver or rider ability to safely complete racing commitments within the legislative obligations of medical practitioners and the rules of racing
- Convey recommendations for stand-down periods or other actions to ensure the health and welfare of drivers or riders to stewards
- Provide advice to drivers or riders on health and welfare issues to ensure compliance with the rules of racing and safe racing operating procedures
- Examine racing personnel and provide first aid at race meetings or trials
- Prepare reports and lodge with stewards within procedural timeframes on health and welfare issues involving racing participants