After regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations , the following regulation is inserted:

5.     Interstate ambulance services

For the purposes of section 38A of the Ambulance Service Act 1982 , each of the following ambulance services is prescribed for the purposes of the definition of interstate service in that section:

(a) the Ambulance Service of NSW within the meaning of the Health Services Act 1997 of New South Wales;

(b) the Ambulance Service –Victoria within the meaning of the Ambulance Services Act 1986 of Victoria;

(c) the Queensland Ambulance Service established under section 3A of the Ambulance Service Act 1991 of Queensland;

(d) the SA Ambulance Service Inc continued in existence under section 49 of the Health Care Act 2008 of South Australia;

(e) the ACT Ambulance Service established under section 40 of the Emergencies Act 2004 of the Australian Capital Territory;

(f) St John Ambulance Western Australia Ltd (ABN 55 028 468 715);

(g) St John Ambulance Australia NT Inc (ABN 85 502 986 808).

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953 .

Notified in the Gazette on 26 December 2018

These regulations are administered in the Department of Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Ambulance Service Regulations 2016 by prescribing the interstate ambulance services that may be parties to arrangements under the Ambulance Service Act 1982 .