Ambulance Service Amendment and Repeal Regulation (No. 1) 2003 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 2003 No. 1 Ambulance Service Act 1991 AMBULANCE SERVICE AMENDMENT AND REPEAL REGULATION (No. 1) 2003 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF AMBULANCE SERVICE REGULATION 1991 2 Regulation amended in pt 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Replacement of ss 4–4B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Individual subscribers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Amendment of s 7 (Fees for services). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Amendment of s 8 (Group scheme subscribers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Replacement of schs 1 and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 SCHEDULE 1 INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS SCHEDULE 2 GROUP SCHEMES PART 3—REPEALS 7 Repeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

s1 2 s3 Ambulance Service Amendment and Repeal Regulation No. 1, 2003 (No. 1) 2003 PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Ambulance Service Amendment and Repeal Regulation (No. 1) 2003 . PART 2—AMENDMENT OF AMBULANCE SERVICE REGULATION 1991 2 Regulation amended in pt 2 This part amends the Ambulance Service Regulation 1991. 3 Replacement of ss 4–4B Sections 4 to 4B— omit, insert— ‘4 Individual subscribers ‘ (1) Subsection (2) applies to a subscription fee paid other than by regular deductions made by a person’s employer from the person’s salary. ‘ (2) The subscription fee payable for a period ending on or before 30 June 2003 for a category of subscription mentioned in schedule 1, part 1 is the amount calculated by multiplying the number of days in the period by the daily subscription rate mentioned in schedule 1, part 1 for the category. ‘ (3) The minimum period for which a subscription fee may be paid under subsection (2) is 7 days. ‘ (4) Subsection (5) applies to a subscription fee paid by regular deductions made by a person’s employer from the person’s salary. ‘ (5) The subscription fee payable in arrears for a weekly or fortnightly period for a category of subscription mentioned in schedule 1, part 2 is the amount mentioned in schedule 1, part 2 for the period for the category.

s4 3 s5 Ambulance Service Amendment and Repeal Regulation No. 1, 2003 (No. 1) 2003 ‘ (6) If an individual mentioned in the schedule of the Act, definition “subscriber”, paragraph (a) pays or has paid for a family subscription or a family veteran subscription, the subscription covers the subscriber’s family. ‘ (7) If an individual mentioned in the schedule of the Act, definition “subscriber”, paragraph (b) pays or has paid under a corresponding law for the equivalent of a family subscription or a family veteran subscription, the subscription covers the subscriber’s family. ‘ (8) An individual who was a person mentioned in the schedule of the Act, definition “subscriber”, paragraph (a) immediately before the commencement of this subsection remains a subscriber for the balance of the period for which a subscription fee has been paid. ‘ (9) In this section— “corresponding law” means a law applying in another State that provides for the same matter as the Act.’. 4 Amendment of s 7 (Fees for services) Section 7(6), ‘commissioner’— omit, insert— ‘chief executive’. 5 Amendment of s 8 (Group scheme subscribers) (1) Section 8(1), from ‘if the’ to ‘each year’— omit, insert— ‘for a period if the corporation pays a subscription fee for the period’. (2) Section 8(3), from ‘if the’ to ‘subscription’— omit, insert— ‘for a period if the organisation pays a subscription fee for the period’. (3) Section 8(4), ‘for its members each year’— omit, insert — ‘for a period for its members’.

s6 4 s6 Ambulance Service Amendment and Repeal Regulation No. 1, 2003 (No. 1) 2003 (4) Section 8— insert — ‘ (5) An organisation that was a subscriber to a group scheme immediately before the commencement of this subsection remains a subscriber to the scheme for the balance of the period for which a subscription fee has been paid.’. 6 Replacement of schs 1 and 2 Schedules 1 and 2— omit, insert— ‘SCHEDULE 1 ‘INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS section 4 ‘PART 1—INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR A PERIOD ENDING ON OR BEFORE 30 JUNE 2003 PAID OTHER THAN BY SALARY DEDUCTION Family Single Family Single subscription subscription veteran veteran subscription subscription daily subscription rate $ 0.2685 $ 0.1699 $ 0.1699 $ 0.1244

s6 5 s6 Ambulance Service Amendment and Repeal Regulation No. 1, 2003 (No. 1) 2003 ‘PART 2—INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS PAID BY SALARY DEDUCTION Periods Family subscription Single subscription fortnightly weekly $ $ 4.40 3.10 2.20 1.55 ‘SCHEDULE 2 ‘GROUP SCHEMES sections 8 and 9 Column 1 Organisation 1. DOGIT community 2. Hostel 3. Nursing home 4. Refuge Column 2 Level of cover Level A Level A Level A Level A Column 3 Fee $0.2685 a day for each 4 members of the community. $0.057 a day multiplied by the number of beds in the hostel. 11c a day multiplied by the number of beds at the nursing home. (a) up to 20 beds at the refuge—$0.057 a day; or

s6 6 s6 Ambulance Service Amendment and Repeal Regulation No. 1, 2003 (No. 1) 2003 Column 1 Organisation 5. Kindergarten, preschool 6. Primary or secondary school, TAFE college, university Column 2 Level of cover Level B Level B Column 3 Fee (b) if over 20 beds at the refuge—$0.057 a day + $0.015 a day for each bed over 20 beds. (a) up to 20 members—$7.50 a month; or (b) if more than 20 members— $7.50 a month + 5c a month for each member over 20 members. (a) up to 20 members—$7.50 a month; or (b) if more than 20 members— $7.50 a month + 8c a month for each additional non-residential member + 9c a month for each additional residential member, with the first 20 members being comprised as follows— (i) if there are at least 10 residential members and at least 10 non-residential members— 10 residential members and 10 non-residential members;

s6 7 s6 Ambulance Service Amendment and Repeal Regulation No. 1, 2003 (No. 1) 2003 Column 1 Organisation 7. After hours student care centre 8. Care centre 9. Amateur recreational or amateur sporting association Column 2 Level of cover Level C Level C Level D Column 3 Fee (ii) if there are less than 10 residential members—the number of residential members and the remainder of non-residential members; (iii) if there are less than 10 non-residential members—the number of non-residential members and the remainder of residential members. (a) up to 20 members—$7.50 a month; or (b) if over 20 members— $7.50 a month + 8c a month for each member over 20 members. (a) up to 20 members—$7.50 a month; or (b) if over 20 members— $7.50 a month + 8c a month for each member over 20 members. (a) $0.015 a day for each member; or (b) if 2 or more members are from the same family— 3c a day for the family.’.

s7 8 s7 Ambulance Service Amendment and Repeal Regulation No. 1, 2003 (No. 1) 2003 PART 3—REPEALS 7 Repeal The following regulations are repealed— • Ambulance Service Amendment Regulation 1991 SL No. 159 • AmbulanceServiceAmendmentRegulation(No.1)1992 SL No. 309 • AmbulanceServiceAmendmentRegulation(No.1)1993 SL No. 283 • AmbulanceServiceAmendmentRegulation(No.1)1994 SL No. 9 • AmbulanceServiceAmendmentRegulation(No.2)1994 SL No. 173. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 23 January 2003. 2. Notified in the gazette on 24 January 2003. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Emergency Services. © State of Queensland 2003