Definitions
3 Definitions
In this Act—
agreed performance standards means the standards referred to in Division 2 of Part 8;
Ambulance Service—Victoria has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Ambulance Services Act 1986;
Ambulance Services Minister means the Minister administering the Ambulance Services Act 1986;
Board means the Triple Zero Victoria Board established by section 18;
call taking and dispatch services has the meaning given by section 4;
Chair, in relation to the Operational Committee, means the Chair appointed under section 52(1)(k);
Chairperson, in relation to the Board, means the Chairperson appointed under section 19(2)(a);
Chief Executive Officer means the Chief Executive Officer of Triple Zero Victoria appointed under section 37;
corporate plan means a corporate plan prepared under section 66;
Country Fire Authority has the same meaning as Authority has in section 3(1) of the Country Fire Authority Act 1958;
delegate means a delegate appointed to the Board under section 32;
Department has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Public Administration Act 2004;
Deputy Chairperson, in relation to the Board, means the Deputy Chairperson appointed under section 19(2)(b);
Emergency Management Commissioner has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Emergency Management Act 2013;
Emergency Management Victoria has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Emergency Management Act 2013;
emergency services organisation means—
Ambulance Service—Victoria; or
the Country Fire Authority; or
Fire Rescue Victoria; or
Victoria Police; or
the Victoria State Emergency Service; or
a government agency; or
a prescribed body;
Fire Rescue Victoria has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Fire Rescue Victoria Act 1958;
government agency means any body corporate or unincorporate constituted by or under an Act for a public purpose;
Health Department means the Department of Health;
health information has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Health Records Act 2001;
Inspector-General for Emergency Management has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Emergency Management Act 2013;
inter-agency strategic priorities means the inter‑agency strategic priorities prepared by the Operational Committee under section 47;
S. 3 def. of Interim Board repealed by No. 32/2023 s. 102.
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Justice Department means the Department of Justice and Community Safety;
Justice Secretary means the Secretary to the Justice Department;
Operational Committee means the Operational Committee established by the Board under section 42;
personal information has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014;
Police Minister means the Minister administering the Victoria Police Act 2013;
related services organisation means—
a prescribed body that uses services provided by Triple Zero Victoria; or
an organisation that provides services to or for Triple Zero Victoria that are related to services provided by or for emergency services organisations;
S. 3 def. of relevant day repealed by No. 32/2023 s. 102.
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relevant person or organisation means any of the following—
an emergency services organisation;
a related services organisation;
the Inspector-General for Emergency Management;
Safer Care Victoria;
Life Saving Victoria;
specified emergency services organisation means—
Ambulance Service—Victoria; or
the Country Fire Authority; or
Fire Rescue Victoria; or
Victoria Police; or
the Victoria State Emergency Service; or
a prescribed body;
State Crisis and Resilience Council has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Emergency Management Act 2013;
Strategic Action Plan has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Emergency Management Act 2013;
strategic plan means a strategic plan prepared and approved under section 65;
Triple Zero Victoria means Triple Zero Victoria established by section 6;
unique identifier has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Victorian Data Sharing Act 2017;
Victoria Police has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Victoria Police Act 2013;
Victoria State Emergency Service has the same meaning as Service has in section 3 of the Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005;
work program has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Emergency Management Act 2013.
S. 3A repealed by No. 32/2023 s. 103.
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