Victorian Consolidated Legislation

AMBULANCE SERVICES ACT 1986

No. 114 of 1986
Version incorporating amendments as at 31 March 2009

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   3A.     Interpretation: trust instruments

   PART 2-Repealed

           4-8. Repealed

   PART 3-FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE SECRETARY

   9.      Functions of the Secretary
   10.     General powers of the Secretary
   10A.    Non-application of section 141 of the Health Services
           Act 1988.
   11.     Repealed
   12.     Power to grant subsidies
   13.     Power to inquire
   14.     Repealed

   PART 4-AMBULANCE SERVICES

   15.     Objectives of ambulance services
   16.     Powers of ambulance services
   17.     Board of ambulance service
   18.     Functions of board of ambulance service
   19.     Procedure of board
   20.     Disclosure of interest
   20A.    Director of board not an office of profit
   21.     Chief executive officer
   22.     Immunity
   22A.    Validity of acts or decisions
   22B.    Appointment of delegate to board
   22C.    Functions of delegate
   22D.    Obligations of board to delegate
   22E.    Strategic plan
   22F.    When statement of priorities to be prepared
   22G.    Exemption from requirement to prepare statement of priorities
   22H.    Content of statement of priorities

   PART 5-CREATION, MODIFICATION AND ABOLITION OF AMBULANCE SERVICES

   23.     Creation, modification and abolition of ambulance services
   23A.    Trusts in relation to ambulance services

   PART 6-Repealed

           24-32. Repealed

   PART 7-GENERAL PROVISIONS

   33.     Power to accept gifts
   34.     Limits or controls on expenditure or entering into of
           contracts etc
   34A.    Notice of proposed direction
   34B.    Minister may issue directions
   35.     Appointment of an administrator
   36.     By-laws
   37.     Secretary may commission audits
   38.     Appointment or engagement of auditors
   38A.    Powers of auditors
   38B.    Confidentiality requirements

   PART 8-OFFENCES

   39.     Offences
   39AA.   False report of emergency to ambulance service
   39AB.   Police authorised to remove persons when requested

   PART 9-MISCELLANEOUS

   39A.    Supreme Court-limitation of jurisdiction
   40.     Regulations

   PART 10-TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, AMENDMENTS
   AND REPEALS

           Division 1-General

   41.     Transitional provisions for ambulance services
   42.     Ambulance Officers Training Centre
   42A.    Transitional provision (1999 amendments)
   42B.    Savings provision: validity of things done by trustees
   43.     Investments
   44.     Power to borrow money

           Division 2-Abolition of bodies

   45.     Definitions
   46.     Abolition of bodies
   47.     Transfer of assets and liabilities
   48.     Certain land to vest in the Secretary

           Division 3-Change to board of an ambulance service

   49.     Board same body as former committee of management
   50.     References to former committees of management and former members of committees of management
   51.     Former members of committee of management to remain in office
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           SCHEDULE 1-Ambulance Services
           SCHEDULE 2-Repealed
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details