Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 1999 (REPEALED) - SECT 72

    (1)     A person must not, without the approval of the Minister, provide ambulance services.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (2)      A person may to the Minister apply for approval to provide an ambulance service.

Note      A fee may be determined under s 79 (Determination of fees) for this section.

    (3)     Subject to the regulations, in considering an application for approval, the Minister must have regard to—

        (a)     the public benefit; and

        (b)     the impact that approval of the application would have on the health and safety of the community.

    (4)     An approval under subsection (1) may be expressed to be subject to renewal under this section after a period specified by the Minister in the approval.

    (5)     An approval under subsection (1) may be expressed to be subject to conditions determined by the Minister.

    (6)     The ambulance service shall be taken to have been approved under subsection (1).

    (7)     Subsection (1) does not apply—

        (a)     to a doctor who provides medical treatment, or pre-hospital patient care to a patient, in the course of, or as an incident of, conducting his or her medical practice; or

        (b)     to an organisation in respect of first aid rendered by a member of the organisation in the course of his or her duties as such a member; or

        (c)     to any other person who renders first aid.

    (8)     In this section:

"     approval" includes renewal of an approval.