Right of way to ambulances

Current

(1)

Despite the provisions of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995, a driver of a vehicle (other than a train), to the extent practicable, is to give clear and uninterrupted passage to—

(a)

any ambulance with warning devices sounding or warning lights activated; and

(b)

any service officer or any person acting under the direction of a service officer who appears to be doing any act for the purposes of assisting at an accident or other emergency.

(2)

A person is not to fail to comply with subsection (1).

Maximum penalty for subsection (2)—50 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment.

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