Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

EMERGENCIES ACT 2004 - SECT 63

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is not approved by the Minister under this part to provide emergency, ambulance, firefighting or rescue services; and

        (b)     the person provides emergency, ambulance, firefighting or rescue services.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the Minister approves the person to provide ambulance, emergency, firefighting or rescue services; and

        (b)     the person provides ambulance, emergency, firefighting or rescue services for which they are not approved.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (3)     This section does not apply to—

        (a)     a doctor in relation to the provision of medical treatment, or pre-hospital care to a patient, in the course of, or as an incident of, conducting a medical practice; or

        (b)     an entity in relation to the provision of first aid; or

        (c)     a person who, acting without expectation of payment or other consideration, comes to the aid of a person who is apparently—

              (i)     injured or at risk of being injured; or

              (ii)     is in another way in need of emergency assistance; or

        (d)     a person who, acting without expectation of payment or other consideration, does something to reduce, or attempt to reduce, the effects of an emergency before the arrival of an emergency service; or

        (e)     a Commonwealth or State agency.

Examples

1     firefighting services provided by the Defence Force

2     search and rescue services provided under the Air Services Act 1995 (Cwlth)

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).