Victorian Consolidated Legislation

NON-EMERGENCY PATIENT TRANSPORT ACT 2003

No. 69 of 2003
Version incorporating amendments as at 14 February 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Non-application of Act

   PART 2-LICENSING NON-EMERGENCY PATIENT TRANSPORT SERVICE OPERATORS

           Division 1-Offences

   5.      Offence to operate a non-emergency patient transport service without a licence
   6.      Offence to claim licence holder or accreditation status

           Division 2-Approval in principle to be licensed

   7.      Grant of approval in principle
   8.      Application for approval in principle
   9.      Matters the Secretary must consider in deciding whether or
           not to grant an approval in principle
   10.     Time limit for making decision on an application for approval
           in principle
   11.     Certificate of approval in principle
   12.     Transfer or variation of certificate of approval in principle

           Division 3-Granting, renewal and variation of non-emergency patient transport service licences

   13.     Grant of a non-emergency patient transport service licence
   14.     Application for a non-emergency patient transport service
           licence
   15.     Matters the Secretary must consider in deciding whether or
           not to grant a licence
   16.     Time limit for making decision on an application for the grant of licence
   17.     Conditions on licences
   18.     Particulars of licences
   19.     Duration of licences
   20.     Power of Secretary to renew licences
   21.     Application to renew a licence
   22.     Matters the Secretary must consider in deciding whether or
           not to renew a licence
   23.     Time limit for making decision on application for renewal of licence
   24.     Power of the Secretary to vary licences
   25.     Variation of licence on the motion of the Secretary
   26.     Application to vary a licence
   27.     Matters the Secretary must consider in deciding on certain applications for variation
   28.     Time limit for making decision on application for variation of licence
   29.     Surrender of licence

           Division 4-Suspension and cancellation of non-emergency patient transport service licences

   30.     Suspension of licence and notice of proposal to cancel
   31.     Making of submissions on suspension
   32.     Powers of the Secretary where a non-emergency patient
           transport service licence has been suspended
   33.     Notice of Secretary's decision
   34.     Coming into effect of cancellation

           Division 5-Accreditation to operate particular stand-by services
           at public events

   35.     Granting of a stand-by service accreditation
   36.     Time limit on making decision on application for the grant of an accreditation
   37.     Duration and renewal of accreditation
   38.     Cancellation of accreditation

           Division 6-General matters

   39.     Fit and proper person
   40.     Endorsement of licence
   41.     Change of directors etc.
   42.     Legal personal representatives

   PART 3-REVIEW BY VICTORIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL

   43.     Review by VCAT
   44.     Time period for making application for review

   PART 4-INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS

           Division 1-Inspection

   45.     Appointment of authorised officers
   46.     Authorised officer's identity card
   47.     Production of identity card
   48.     Production of vehicles or documents for inspection
   49.     Self-incrimination
   50.     Offences relating to inspection

           Division 2-Enforcement

   51.     Proceedings for offences
   52.     Service of documents
   53.     Offences by bodies corporate
   54.     Imputing states of mind to bodies corporate
   55.     Liability of body corporate or employer for acts of others

   PART 5-INFRINGEMENT NOTICES

   56.     Power to serve a notice
   57.     Form of notice
           58-63. Repealed

   PART 6-REGULATION MAKING POWERS

   64.     Regulations

   PART 7-Repealed

           65-68. Repealed
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details