Ambulance Service Act 1982

In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires –

ambulance means a vehicle – which is – specifically equipped for the provision of out-of-hospital clinical care to, and the conveyance of, persons suffering from illness, disability or injury; and operated by, or on behalf of, the Ambulance Service to provide ambulance services other than non-emergency patient transport services; or which is approved by the Commissioner to be so operated;

Ambulance Service means Ambulance Tasmania established under this Act;

ambulance services means services relating to the work of rendering out-of-hospital clinical care to, and the conveyance of, persons suffering from illness or injury;

approved health profession means a class of health profession that has been approved by the Commissioner for the purposes of this definition;

authorised insignia means insignia authorised under section 20A(1);

authorised officer means a person authorised under section 19;

Commissioner means the Commissioner of Ambulance Services holding office under this Act;

equipment includes vehicles, radios, plant, appliances, and other implements used for or in connection with the provision of ambulance services;

fit and proper person means a person who the Secretary, after taking into account matters referred to in section 3AA, is satisfied is a fit and proper person;

functions includes duties;

insignia means, unless otherwise prescribed – any items such as uniforms, emblems, logos, devices, accoutrements and other things that are generally recognised as pertaining to the Ambulance Service; or any part of such items; or any reasonable imitation or replica of such items or parts; or any thing, or class of things, that is prescribed for the purposes of this definition;

motor vehicle has the same meaning as in the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999;

NEPT licence means a licence issued under section 35D(1);

NEPT Service means a service that provides non-emergency patient transport services;

non-emergency patient transport services means transport services that relate solely to the provision of transport on public roads or by air or water of patients – whose medical needs have been assessed by a member of an approved health profession as – requiring patient transport; and not being time-critical or acute; and who may require – basic care and observation; or clinical care and monitoring;

officer of the Ambulance Service means a person appointed pursuant to section 14(2) to provide ambulance services;

regulations means regulations made under this Act;

Secretary means Secretary of the Department;

repealed Act means the Ambulance Act 1959;

second commencement date means the date fixed by proclamation under section 2(2);

third commencement date means 1st July referred to in section 2(3);

vehicle includes – a motor vehicle; and an aircraft; and a vessel within the meaning of the Marine and Safety Authority Act 1997; and any other prescribed means of transport;

volunteer ambulance officer means a person appointed and holding office under section 16.