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AMBULANCE SERVICE ACT 1991 - As at 1 March 2023 - Act 36 of 1991

- As at 1 March 2023 - Act 36 of 1991

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Short title
  • 2 Definitions
  • 3. (Repealed)

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 (Repealed)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 (Repealed) 3G. (Repealed) 3H. (Repealed) 3I. (Repealed) 3J. (Repealed) 3K. (Repealed) 3L. (Repealed) 3M. (Repealed) 3N. (Repealed) 3O. (Repealed) 3P. (Repealed)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 (Repealed) 8. (Repealed)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 (Repealed) 11. (Repealed) 12. (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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 (Repealed) 17. (Repealed) 18. (Repealed)

Division 4 - (Repealed)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 (Repealed) 21. (Repealed)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 (Repealed) 25. (Repealed) 3.8. (Repealed)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

  • 26 Establishment of committees
  • 27 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

  • 36E Appointment of RCA team
  • 36F Requirements for appointment

Division 3 - Reporting

  • 36G RCA team’s report
  • 36H Reporting to commissioning authority

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

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