South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered ActsPart 3—delete the Part and substitute:
Part 3—SA Ambulance Service Inc
11—SA St John Ambulance Service Inc to continue as SA Ambulance Service
Inc
(1) The SA St John
Ambulance Service Inc continues in existence
under the name SA Ambulance Service Inc ("SAAS").
Note—
The SA St John Ambulance Service Inc was incorporated on 1 July 1993
under the Associations Incorporation Act 1985 for the purpose of carrying
on the business of providing ambulance services.
(2) The object of SAAS
is to provide ambulance services of high quality, wherever they may be
required in the State, making use of the services of both volunteer and
employed personnel.
11A—Establishment of Ambulance Board
(1) Management of the
affairs of SAAS is vested in a committee to be known as the Ambulance Board .
(2) The Ambulance
Board consists of 10 members appointed by the Minister as follows:
(a) 6
persons nominated by the Minister of whom—
(i)
at least 1 must be a legal practitioner; and
(ii)
at least 1 must have knowledge of and experience in
voluntary work in the community; and
(iii)
at least 1 must have experience in financial management;
(b) 1
must be a serving volunteer ambulance officer nominated by the Advisory
Committee;
(c) 1
must be a person serving as a volunteer in the administration of the provision
of ambulance services nominated by the Advisory Committee;
(d) 1
must be a member of the Ambulance Employees Association of SA ("AEA")
nominated by AEA;
(e) 1
must be chosen at an election held in accordance with the regulations.
(3) Each employee of
SAAS is entitled to vote at an election under subsection (2)(e).
(4) If an election of
a person for the purposes of subsection (2)(e) fails for any reason, the
Minister may appoint an employee of SAAS and the person so appointed will be
taken to have been appointed after due election under this section.
(5) The Ambulance
Board is subject to direction (which must be given in writing) by the
Minister.
12—Legal status, management and control of SAAS
(1) SAAS continues as
an association incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1985
.
(2) Any profits made
by SAAS are to be applied towards improving ambulance services for the South
Australian community.
(3) The Ambulance
Board must manage SAAS's affairs in accordance with this Act, the rules and
the Associations Incorporation Act 1985 .
(4) The Minister is
the sole member of SAAS and may exercise control over SAAS by giving written
directions to the Ambulance Board.
(5) The rules of SAAS
are to be made, varied or revoked by regulation.
(6) The rules are made
for the purposes of the Associations Incorporation Act 1985 and will be
taken to conform with the requirements of that Act.
(7) The Ambulance
Board must, within 1 month after a rule comes into operation, provide the
Corporate Affairs Commission with a copy of the rule.
(8) If SAAS is wound
up, any assets that are not required to meet SAAS's liabilities are to be
used, as directed by the Minister, for improving ambulance services for the
South Australian community.
13—Establishment of Country Ambulance Advisory Committee
(1) SAAS will
establish the Country Ambulance Advisory Committee to advise it about the
provision of ambulance services in country regions.
(2) At least one third
of the members of the Advisory Committee must be volunteer ambulance officers
and at least another third must be persons serving as volunteers in the
administration of the provision of ambulance services.
14—Accounts and audit
(1) SAAS must keep
proper accounting records of its financial affairs and must have annual
statements of account prepared in respect of each financial year.
(2) The
Auditor-General may at any time, and must at least once in each year, audit
SAAS's accounts.
(3) Part 3 of the
Public Finance and Audit Act 1987 applies to, and in relation to, SAAS as
if it were a public authority within the meaning of that Act.
(4) The
Auditor-General must, within 2 months after auditing SAAS's accounts, prepare
a report relating to the audit and forward a copy of the report to SAAS and
the Minister.
15—Limitation on SAAS's powers to borrow or invest money
(1) SAAS must not,
without the written approval of the Treasurer, borrow money or accept any
other form of financial accommodation.
(2) SAAS must not,
without the written approval of the Treasurer, invest money.
16—Annual report
(1) SAAS must, on or
before 30 September in each year, deliver to the Minister a report on its
operations during the 12 months ending on the preceding 30 June.
(2) The report
must—
(a)
incorporate the Auditor-General's report for the relevant financial year; and
(b)
include any direction given by the Minister under section 12(5) during
the relevant financial year.
(3) The Minister must,
within 12 sitting days after receiving a report under this section, have
copies of the report laid before both Houses of Parliament.
16A—Application of Associations Incorporation Act 1985
(1) The
Associations Incorporation Act 1985 is modified, in its application to
SAAS, so far as necessary to give effect to this Part.
(2) In particular (but
without limiting subsection (1))—
(a)
sections 24 and 24A do not apply; and
(b)
Divisions 2 and 3 of Part 4 do not apply; and
(c)
sections 43 and 43A do not apply; and
(d) the
Act is, in its application to SAAS, subject to such further modifications as
may be prescribed by regulation.