Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

EMERGENCIES ACT 2004 - SECT 59D

    (1)     A person in charge of an activity that is part of an operation in which an emergency service is taking part may—

        (a)     ask someone else to take part in the activity without remuneration or reward; or

        (b)     agree to someone else taking part in the activity without remuneration or reward.

Example

A member of the ambulance service may ask a volunteer to hold equipment.

Note     An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).

    (2)     A person who takes part in an activity under this section is a casual volunteer for this Act.

    (3)     Subsection (2) does not apply to a member of an emergency service or a member of a support unit or a specialist acting under a cooperative arrangement.

    (4)     The Legislation Act, part 19.3 does not apply in relation to a casual volunteer.

Note     The Legislation Act, pt 19.3 deals with appointments generally.

    (5)     In this section:

"specialist" —see section 175.

"support unit" —see section 175.