Queensland Consolidated Acts

AMBULANCE SERVICE ACT 1991

- As at 1 March 2023 
- Act 36 of 1991 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Definitions
   3.      (Repealed)

   PART 2 - QUEENSLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE

           Division 1 - Queensland Ambulance Service

   3A.     Establishment of service
   3B.     Membership of service
   3C.     (Repealed)
   3D.     Service’s functions
   3E.     Chief executive’s responsibility

           Division 2 - The commissioner

   3F.     (Repealed)
   3G.     (Repealed)
   3H.     (Repealed)
   3I.     (Repealed)
   3J.     (Repealed)
   3K.     (Repealed)
   3L.     (Repealed)
   3M.     (Repealed)
   3N.     (Repealed)
   3O.     (Repealed)
   3P.     (Repealed)
   4.      Appointment of commissioner
   4A.     Acting commissioner
   5.      Disqualification from appointment
   6.      Vacation of office
   7.      (Repealed)
   8.      (Repealed)
   9.      Role of commissioner

           Division 3 - Staff of the service generally

   10.     (Repealed)
   11.     (Repealed)
   12.     (Repealed)
   13.     Employees
   13A.    (Repealed)
   14.     Honorary ambulance officers
   15.     Officers employed under this Act
   16.     (Repealed)
   17.     (Repealed)
   18.     (Repealed)

           Division 4 - (Repealed)

           Division 5 - Other matters about the service

   19.     Fund
   20.     (Repealed)
   21.     (Repealed)
   22.     Delegations
   23.     Requirement to report pool immersion incident
   24.     (Repealed)
   25.     (Repealed)
   3.8.    (Repealed)

   PART 4 - LOCAL AMBULANCE COMMITTEES

           Division 1 - Establishment and functions of committees

   26.     Establishment of committees
   27.     Functions of committees

           Division 2 - Conduct of business and membership of committees

   28.     Conduct of business
   29.     Members of committees
   29A.    Dealing with vacancy in office of a member
   30.     Liability of members
   31.     Protection of members

           Division 3 - Other matters about committees

   31A.    Minister may approve or amend constitution
   31B.    Commissioner to give constitution to committees
   32.     Committees are statutory bodies
   33.     Application of laws
   34.     Investigations
   35.     Dissolution of committees
   36.     Effect of dissolution

   PART 4A - ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   36A.    Definitions for pt 4A
   36B.    Meaning of root cause analysis
   36C.    Purpose of pt 4A
   36D.    Guiding principles for conduct of RCA of reportable event

           Division 2 - RCA teams

   36E.    Appointment of RCA team
   36F.    Requirements for appointment

           Division 3 - Reporting

   36G.    RCA team’s report
   36H.    Reporting to commissioning authority

           Division 4 - Stopping conduct of RCA of reportable event

   36I.    Definition for div 4
   36J.    Stopping conduct of RCA of reportable event—RCA team
   36K.    Stopping conduct of RCA of reportable event—commissioning authority

           Division 5 - Disclosure or release of information

   36L.    Definitions for div 5
   36M.    Disclosure of information—RCA team member or relevant person
   36N.    Disclosure of information—commissioning authority or relevant person
   36NA.   Information about excluded notifiable conduct
   36O.    Release of information to health ombudsman
   36P.    Giving of copy of RCA report—medical director
   36Q.    Giving of copy of RCA report etc.—investigation under the Coroners Act 2003
   36R.    Giving of information to Minister or chief executive
   36S.    Giving of copy of, or information contained in, RCA report—person who has sufficient personal or professional interest
   36T.    Information not to be given in evidence
   36U.    Information provider can not be compelled to give particular information in evidence

           Division 6 - Protections

   36V.    Protection from liability
   36W.    Giving of information protected
   36X.    Reprisal and grounds for reprisals
   36Y.    Offence for taking reprisal
   36Z.    Damages entitlement for reprisal

           Division 7 - Miscellaneous

   36ZA.   Application of provisions of this part
   36ZB.   RCA report not admissible in evidence
   36ZC.   Review of pt 4A

   PART 5 - ADMINISTRATION AND POWERS

   37.     Authorised officers
   38.     Powers of authorised officers
   39.     Protection from certain liability
   40.     Power to accept gifts etc.
   41.     Codes of practice

   PART 5A - INVESTIGATION OFFICERS

           Division 1 - Investigation officers

   41A.    Appointment
   41B.    Appointment conditions and limit on powers
   41C.    When investigation officer ceases to hold office
   41D.    Functions of investigation officers
   41E.    Issue of identity card
   41F.    Production or display of identity card
   41G.    Return of identity card

           Division 2 - Powers of investigation officers

   41H.    Power to enter places
   41I.    Entry with consent
   41J.    General powers after entering places
   41K.    Power to require name and address

           Division 3 - Protection from liability

   41L.    Protection from liability

   PART 6 - OFFENCES

   42.     Right of way to ambulances
   43.     Unauthorised ambulance transport
   44.     Failure to help investigation officer
   45.     Failure to answer questions
   45A.    Failure to give name or address
   45B.    False or misleading statements
   45C.    False or misleading documents
   46.     Obstruction
   47.     False calls for ambulance service
   48.     Restricted use of words ‘Ambulance Service’
   49.     Confidential information must not be disclosed by designated officers
   49A.    Confidential information must not be disclosed by informed person
   50.     Proceedings for offences
   50A.    Proceedings for indictable offences
   50B.    Limitation on who may summarily hear indictable offence
   50C.    Order for payment if guilty of false call

   PART 7 - GENERAL

           Division 1 - Confidentiality

   50D.    Definitions for div 1
   50E.    Disclosure required or permitted by law
   50F.    Disclosure to, or with consent of, person to whom confidential information relates
   50G.    Disclosure to person who has sufficient interest in health and welfare of person
   50H.    Disclosure for care or treatment of person
   50I.    Disclosure is general condition of person
   50IA.   Disclosure for protection, safety or wellbeing of child
   50J.    Disclosure to police or corrective services officers
   50K.    Disclosure for administering, monitoring or enforcing compliance with Act
   50KA.   Disclosure for funding arrangements and public health monitoring
   50KB.   Disclosure for purposes relating to health services
   50KC.   Disclosure by chief executive or the commissioner to lawyers
   50L.    Disclosure to Commonwealth, another State, or Commonwealth or State entity
   50M.    Disclosure to health ombudsman
   50N.    Disclosure to Australian Red Cross Society
   50O.    Disclosure to person performing function under Coroners Act 2003
   50P.    Disclosure is authorised by chief executive
   50Q.    Necessary or incidental disclosure
   50S.    Disclosure to health practitioner registration board
   50SA.   Application of this division to former designated officers

           Division 2 - Other matters

   51.     Exemption from tolls
   52.     Interstate assistance at accidents
   53.     (Repealed)
   53A.    Function of Emergency Services Advisory Council
   53B.    Exemption from payment for ambulance service
   53C.    Agreement about payment for ambulance service
   53D.    Recovery of fees and charges
   54.     Regulation-making power

   PART 8 - SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1 - Provisions for Act before commencement of Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 1998

   54A.    Definitions
   55.     Superannuation entitlements
   56.     References to the board and previous committees
   8.1.    (Repealed)
   8.2.    (Repealed)
   8.3.    (Repealed)
   8.4.    (Repealed)
   8.6.    (Repealed)
   8.7.    (Repealed)
   57.     References to Ambulance Services Act 1967
   8.9.    (Repealed)
   8.10.   (Repealed)
   8.11.   (Repealed)
   8.12.   (Repealed)
   58.     References to corporation and former service
   59.     Vesting of assets
   60.     Legal proceedings
   61.     Ambulance officers
   62.     Medical officers
   63.     Administrative and service officers
   64.     Conditions of employment of transferred officers
   65.     Honorary ambulance officers
   66.     Trusts
   67.     Duty to assist transfer of property

           Division 2 - Provision for Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 1998

   68.     Board members go out of office

           Division 3 - Provisions for Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 2001

   69.     Definitions for div 3
   70.     Former service dissolved
   71.     Superannuation entitlements
   72.     References to former service
   73.     Vesting of assets
   74.     Legal or disciplinary proceedings
   75.     Suspension
   76.     Service officers
   77.     Conditions of employment of transferred officers
   78.     Honorary ambulance officers
   79.     Trusts
   80.     Duty to help transfer of property
   81.     Things taken to have been done etc. by commissioner
   82.     Things taken to have been done etc. by chief executive
   83.     Other things taken to have been done etc. by chief executive
   84.     Other things taken to have been done etc. by the State
   85.     Closure of Ambulance Service Fund
   86.     (Expired)

           Division 4 - Provisions for Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 2002

   87.     Definitions for div 4
   88.     Former constitution ceases to apply
   89.     Committee members continue in office
   90.     Office holders continue to hold office
   91.     Minister must notify approval day

           Division 5 - Provisions for Community Ambulance Cover Act 2003

   92.     Definitions for div 5
   93.     Former subscriber’s entitlement ends
   94.     Charge not payable for particular ambulance service
   95.     Continuation of written authority

           Division 6 - Provisions for Integrity Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Act 2010

   96.     Definition for div 6
   97.     Disciplinary action for acts or omissions happening before commencement
   98.     Disciplinary action against former public service employee or fire service officer
   99.     Disciplinary action against former service officer

           Division 7 - Transitional provision for Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014

   100.    Transitional provision for chain of event documents

           Division 8 - Transitional provisions for Crime and Corruption and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2018

   101.    Disciplinary action against a service officer who was a relevant commission officer
   102.    Sharing disciplinary information

           Division 9 - Transitional provisions for Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022

   103.    Definition for division
   104.    Application of new pt 7, div 1
   105.    Application of s 50L to agreements in force immediately before commencement

           Division 10 - Transitional provisions for Public Sector Act 2022

   106.    Definition for part
   107.    Words have meanings given by former provision
   108.    Existing requirement to disclose previous history of serious disciplinary action
   109.    Existing disciplinary action
   110.    Existing disciplinary finding
   111.    Disciplinary ground arising before commencement
   112.    Disciplinary information obtained before commencement
   113.    Existing suspensions
   114.    Reason for suspension arising before commencement
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