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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
House of Assembly—No 107
As laid on the table and read a first time, 5 May 2005
South Australia
Ambulance
Services (SA Ambulance Service Inc) Amendment Bill 2005
A Bill For
An Act to amend the Ambulance Services Act 1992.
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Amendment provisions
Part 2—Amendment of Ambulance
Services Act 1992
4 Amendment of section 4—Interpretation
5 Amendment of section 5—Offence
6 Amendment of section 7—Conditions of
licence
7 Substitution of Part 3
Part 3—SA Ambulance Service Inc
11 SA St John Ambulance Service Inc
to continue as SA Ambulance Service Inc
12 Legal status, management and
control of SAAS
13 Establishment of Country Ambulance
Advisory Committee
14 Accounts and audit
15 Limitation on SAAS's
powers to borrow or invest money
16 Annual report
16A Application of Associations
Incorporation Act 1985
8 Amendment of section 17—Fees for
ambulance services
9 Amendment of
section 18—Holding out etc
The Parliament of South Australia enacts
as follows:
This Act may be cited as the Ambulance Services (SA Ambulance
Service Inc) Amendment Act 2005.
This Act will come into operation on a day to be fixed by
proclamation.
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the
amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.
Part 2—Amendment of Ambulance Services Act 1992
4—Amendment of section 4—Interpretation
(1) Section 4—after the definition of ambulance
insert:
Ambulance Board means the committee appointed by the Minister to manage the
affairs of SAAS (see section 12 and the rules);
(2) Section 4—definition of the
Priory—delete the definition and substitute:
rules means the rules of SAAS made by
regulation under Part 3;
SAAS means SA Ambulance Service Inc.
5—Amendment of section 5—Offence
(1) Section 5—before paragraph (a) insert:
(aa) the service is provided by SAAS; or
(2) Section 5, penalty provision—delete the
penalty provision and insert:
Maximum penalty: $20 000.
6—Amendment of section 7—Conditions of licence
Section 7(4), penalty provision—delete the
penalty provision and insert:
Maximum penalty: $20 000.
Part 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.
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) Management
of the affairs of SAAS is vested in a committee to be known as the Ambulance
Board to be appointed by the Minister in accordance with the rules.
(4) The
Ambulance Board must manage SAAS's affairs in
accordance with this Act, the rules and the Associations Incorporation
Act 1985.
(5) The
Minister is the sole member of SAAS and may exercise control over SAAS by
giving written directions to the Ambulance Board.
(6) The
rules of SAAS are to be made, varied or revoked by regulation.
(7) 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.
(8) The
Ambulance Board must, within 1 month after a rule comes into operation, provide
the Corporate Affairs Commission with a copy of the rule.
(9) 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.
8—Amendment of section 17—Fees for ambulance services
Section 17(3), penalty provision—delete
the penalty provision and substitute:
Maximum penalty: $20 000.
9—Amendment of section 18—Holding out etc
(1) Section 18(1), penalty provision—delete the
penalty provision and substitute:
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
(2) Section 18(2), penalty provision—delete the
penalty provision and substitute:
Maximum penalty: $2 500.