Chris James Beath (born 17 November 1984) is an Australian former football referee in the A-League.

[7][8] On 4 April 2017, Chris Beath was appointed as one of the inaugural video assistant referees (VARs) in the Hyundai A-League, the first top-tier football league in the world to implement the technology.

On 5 December 2018, Beath was appointed to be a referee at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

He refereed Al Ahly SC victory 1–0 over C. F. Monterrey and also officiated the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup Final between Chelsea F.C.

Beath was selected to officiate at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar,[12] officating the Group C match between Mexico and Poland.