(1) An ambulance fee specified in a debt notice served on a person is a debt payable by the person to the Health Secretary.
(2) The Health Secretary may recover the debt from the person in proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(3) Subsection (2) ceases to apply if the matter is referred to the Chief Commissioner for the making of a debt recovery order under the State Debt Recovery Act 2018 , unless the referral is revoked.