South Australian Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (ROAD RULES--ANCILLARY AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) REGULATIONS 1999 - REG 39

39—Emergency workers

For the purposes of the Rules and the definition of "emergency worker in the dictionary at the end of the Rules, the following are emergency workers:

            (a)         members of an emergency services organisation within the meaning of the Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005 ;

            (b)         authorised officers under the Emergency Management Act 2004 ;

            (c)         persons engaged in the provision of emergency ambulance services under section 57(1) of the Health Care Act 2008 on behalf of—

                  (i)         SA Ambulance Service Inc; or

                  (ii)         St Johns Ambulance Australia South Australia Incorporated;

            (ca)         until 1 July 2009, persons engaged in the provision of emergency ambulance services under section 57(1) of the Health Care Act 2008 on behalf of—

                  (i)         Booleroo Centre and District Ambulance Service Incorporated; or

                  (ii)         Jamestown and District Ambulance Incorporated; or

                  (iii)         Peterborough & District Ambulance Incorporated;

            (d)         any other persons engaged in the provision of emergency ambulance services under section 57(1) of the Health Care Act 2008 ;

            (e)         members of the Australian Federal Police or Australian Customs Service;

            (f)         members of the armed forces of the Commonwealth engaged in police, fire fighting or ambulance duties or duties in connection with the urgent disposal of explosives or any emergency;

            (g)         employees of Airservices Australia engaged in fire fighting duties or duties in connection with any emergency.