AMBULANCE SERVICE ACT 1991 - As at 1 March 2023 - Act 36 of 1991
- As at 1 March 2023 - Act 36 of 1991Table of Provisions
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
PART 2 - QUEENSLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE
Division 1 - Queensland Ambulance Service
- 3A Establishment of service
- 3B Membership of service 3C. (Repealed)
- 3D Service’s functions
- 3E Chief executive’s responsibility
Division 2 - The commissioner
3F. (Repealed) 3G. (Repealed) 3H. (Repealed) 3I. (Repealed) 3J. (Repealed) 3K. (Repealed) 3L. (Repealed) 3M. (Repealed) 3N. (Repealed) 3O. (Repealed) 3P. (Repealed)- 4 Appointment of commissioner
- 4A Acting commissioner
- 5 Disqualification from appointment
- 6 Vacation of office 7. (Repealed) 8. (Repealed)
- 9 Role of commissioner
Division 3 - Staff of the service generally
10. (Repealed) 11. (Repealed) 12. (Repealed)- 13 Employees 13A. (Repealed)
- 14 Honorary ambulance officers
- 15 Officers employed under this Act 16. (Repealed) 17. (Repealed) 18. (Repealed)
Division 4 - (Repealed)
Division 5 - Other matters about the service
- 19 Fund 20. (Repealed) 21. (Repealed)
- 22 Delegations
- 23 Requirement to report pool immersion incident 24. (Repealed) 25. (Repealed) 3.8. (Repealed)
PART 4 - LOCAL AMBULANCE COMMITTEES
Division 1 - Establishment and functions of committees
Division 2 - Conduct of business and membership of committees
- 28 Conduct of business
- 29 Members of committees
- 29A Dealing with vacancy in office of a member
- 30 Liability of members
- 31 Protection of members
Division 3 - Other matters about committees
- 31A Minister may approve or amend constitution
- 31B Commissioner to give constitution to committees
- 32 Committees are statutory bodies
- 33 Application of laws
- 34 Investigations
- 35 Dissolution of committees
- 36 Effect of dissolution
PART 4A - ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS
Division 1 - Preliminary
- 36A Definitions for pt 4A
- 36B Meaning of root cause analysis
- 36C Purpose of pt 4A
- 36D Guiding principles for conduct of RCA of reportable event
Division 2 - RCA teams
Division 3 - Reporting
Division 4 - Stopping conduct of RCA of reportable event
- 36I Definition for div 4
- 36J Stopping conduct of RCA of reportable event—RCA team
- 36K Stopping conduct of RCA of reportable event—commissioning authority
Division 5 - Disclosure or release of information
- 36L Definitions for div 5
- 36M Disclosure of information—RCA team member or relevant person
- 36N Disclosure of information—commissioning authority or relevant person
- 36NA Information about excluded notifiable conduct
- 36O Release of information to health ombudsman
- 36P Giving of copy of RCA report—medical director
- 36Q Giving of copy of RCA report etc.—investigation under the Coroners Act 2003
- 36R Giving of information to Minister or chief executive
- 36S Giving of copy of, or information contained in, RCA report—person who has sufficient personal or professional interest
- 36T Information not to be given in evidence
- 36U Information provider can not be compelled to give particular information in evidence
Division 6 - Protections
- 36V Protection from liability
- 36W Giving of information protected
- 36X Reprisal and grounds for reprisals
- 36Y Offence for taking reprisal
- 36Z Damages entitlement for reprisal
Division 7 - Miscellaneous
- 36ZA Application of provisions of this part
- 36ZB RCA report not admissible in evidence
- 36ZC Review of pt 4A
PART 5 - ADMINISTRATION AND POWERS
- 37 Authorised officers
- 38 Powers of authorised officers
- 39 Protection from certain liability
- 40 Power to accept gifts etc.
- 41 Codes of practice
PART 5A - INVESTIGATION OFFICERS
Division 1 - Investigation officers
- 41A Appointment
- 41B Appointment conditions and limit on powers
- 41C When investigation officer ceases to hold office
- 41D Functions of investigation officers
- 41E Issue of identity card
- 41F Production or display of identity card
- 41G Return of identity card
Division 2 - Powers of investigation officers
- 41H Power to enter places
- 41I Entry with consent
- 41J General powers after entering places
- 41K Power to require name and address
Division 3 - Protection from liability
- 41L Protection from liability
PART 6 - OFFENCES
- 42 Right of way to ambulances
- 43 Unauthorised ambulance transport
- 44 Failure to help investigation officer
- 45 Failure to answer questions
- 45A Failure to give name or address
- 45B False or misleading statements
- 45C False or misleading documents
- 46 Obstruction
- 47 False calls for ambulance service
- 48 Restricted use of words ‘Ambulance Service’
- 49 Confidential information must not be disclosed by designated officers
- 49A Confidential information must not be disclosed by informed person
- 50 Proceedings for offences
- 50A Proceedings for indictable offences
- 50B Limitation on who may summarily hear indictable offence
- 50C Order for payment if guilty of false call
PART 7 - GENERAL
Division 1 - Confidentiality
- 50D Definitions for div 1
- 50E Disclosure required or permitted by law
- 50F Disclosure to, or with consent of, person to whom confidential information relates
- 50G Disclosure to person who has sufficient interest in health and welfare of person
- 50H Disclosure for care or treatment of person
- 50I Disclosure is general condition of person
- 50IA Disclosure for protection, safety or wellbeing of child
- 50J Disclosure to police or corrective services officers
- 50K Disclosure for administering, monitoring or enforcing compliance with Act
- 50KA Disclosure for funding arrangements and public health monitoring
- 50KB Disclosure for purposes relating to health services
- 50KC Disclosure by chief executive or the commissioner to lawyers
- 50L Disclosure to Commonwealth, another State, or Commonwealth or State entity
- 50M Disclosure to health ombudsman
- 50N Disclosure to Australian Red Cross Society
- 50O Disclosure to person performing function under Coroners Act 2003
- 50P Disclosure is authorised by chief executive
- 50Q Necessary or incidental disclosure
- 50S Disclosure to health practitioner registration board
- 50SA Application of this division to former designated officers
Division 2 - Other matters
- 51 Exemption from tolls
- 52 Interstate assistance at accidents 53. (Repealed)
- 53A Function of Emergency Services Advisory Council
- 53B Exemption from payment for ambulance service
- 53C Agreement about payment for ambulance service
- 53D Recovery of fees and charges
- 54 Regulation-making power
PART 8 - SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Division 1 - Provisions for Act before commencement of Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 1998
- 54A Definitions
- 55 Superannuation entitlements
- 56 References to the board and previous committees 8.1. (Repealed) 8.2. (Repealed) 8.3. (Repealed) 8.4. (Repealed) 8.6. (Repealed) 8.7. (Repealed)
- 57 References to Ambulance Services Act 1967 8.9. (Repealed) 8.10. (Repealed) 8.11. (Repealed) 8.12. (Repealed)
- 58 References to corporation and former service
- 59 Vesting of assets
- 60 Legal proceedings
- 61 Ambulance officers
- 62 Medical officers
- 63 Administrative and service officers
- 64 Conditions of employment of transferred officers
- 65 Honorary ambulance officers
- 66 Trusts
- 67 Duty to assist transfer of property
Division 2 - Provision for Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 1998
- 68 Board members go out of office
Division 3 - Provisions for Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 2001
- 69 Definitions for div 3
- 70 Former service dissolved
- 71 Superannuation entitlements
- 72 References to former service
- 73 Vesting of assets
- 74 Legal or disciplinary proceedings
- 75 Suspension
- 76 Service officers
- 77 Conditions of employment of transferred officers
- 78 Honorary ambulance officers
- 79 Trusts
- 80 Duty to help transfer of property
- 81 Things taken to have been done etc. by commissioner
- 82 Things taken to have been done etc. by chief executive
- 83 Other things taken to have been done etc. by chief executive
- 84 Other things taken to have been done etc. by the State
- 85 Closure of Ambulance Service Fund
- 86 (Expired)
Division 4 - Provisions for Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 2002
- 87 Definitions for div 4
- 88 Former constitution ceases to apply
- 89 Committee members continue in office
- 90 Office holders continue to hold office
- 91 Minister must notify approval day
Division 5 - Provisions for Community Ambulance Cover Act 2003
- 92 Definitions for div 5
- 93 Former subscriber’s entitlement ends
- 94 Charge not payable for particular ambulance service
- 95 Continuation of written authority
Division 6 - Provisions for Integrity Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Act 2010
- 96 Definition for div 6
- 97 Disciplinary action for acts or omissions happening before commencement
- 98 Disciplinary action against former public service employee or fire service officer
- 99 Disciplinary action against former service officer
Division 7 - Transitional provision for Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014
- 100 Transitional provision for chain of event documents
Division 8 - Transitional provisions for Crime and Corruption and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2018
- 101 Disciplinary action against a service officer who was a relevant commission officer
- 102 Sharing disciplinary information
Division 9 - Transitional provisions for Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022
- 103 Definition for division
- 104 Application of new pt 7, div 1
- 105 Application of s 50L to agreements in force immediately before commencement
Division 10 - Transitional provisions for Public Sector Act 2022
- 106 Definition for part
- 107 Words have meanings given by former provision
- 108 Existing requirement to disclose previous history of serious disciplinary action
- 109 Existing disciplinary action
- 110 Existing disciplinary finding
- 111 Disciplinary ground arising before commencement
- 112 Disciplinary information obtained before commencement
- 113 Existing suspensions
- 114 Reason for suspension arising before commencement