Ambulance Service Regulation 2026

This section applies if a person who is involved in an accident or emergency—

attends a medical or health care facility in relation to the accident or emergency; and

is assessed as requiring attention at another medical or health care facility, or assistance to travel to the person’s residence, by—

a doctor; or

if it is not practicable for a doctor to make the assessment—a medical or health care practitioner other than a doctor.

A medical or health care practitioner may make a request, in writing, to the service to transport the person by ambulance to another medical or health care facility, or to the person’s residence, if the practitioner is satisfied the person can not safely, or reasonably, travel to the facility or residence by an alternative form of transport.

If it is not practicable for the medical or health care practitioner to make the request in writing, the request may be made verbally.

The person may be transported by ambulance to a medical or health care facility, or the person’s residence, in accordance with the request.

However, an ambulance officer may transport the person to any place where medical treatment is provided if the officer believes the person needs urgent medical treatment.

In this section—medical or health care practitioner means a doctor, midwife, nurse practitioner or registered nurse.midwife means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the midwifery profession, other than as a student.nurse practitioner means a person—

registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the nursing profession, other than as a student; and

whose registration is endorsed under that law as being qualified to practise as a nurse practitioner.

registered nurse means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law—

to practise in the nursing profession, other than as a student; and

in the registered nurses division of that profession.