Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) (Emergency Workers) Variation Regulations 2011 (SA)

South Australia

Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) (Emergency Workers) Variation Regulations 2011

under the Road Traffic Act 1961

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1999

4            Insertion of regulation 19FI

19FI        Emergency workers and employing authorities (sections 45 and 46)

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) (Emergency Workers) Variation Regulations 2011.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation on the day on which the Statutes Amendment (Driving Offences) Act 2010 comes into operation.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1999

4—Insertion of regulation 19FI

Before regulation 19G insert:

19FI—Emergency workers and employing authorities (sections 45 and 46)

(1)For the purposes of the definition of emergency workers in sections 45(5) and 46(6) of the Act, the following persons are emergency workers for the purposes of those sections:

(a)members of an emergency services organisation within the meaning of the Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005;

(b)persons engaged in the provision of emergency ambulance services under section 57(1) of the Health Care Act 2008 on behalf of SA Ambulance Service Inc.

(2)For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of employing authority in sections 45(5) and 46(6) of the Act, the employing authority for a person who is an emergency worker for the purposes of the relevant section is—

(a)in relation to an emergency worker referred to in subregulation (1)(a)—

(i)if the emergency worker is a member of the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service—the Chief Officer of SAMFS; or

(ii)if the emergency worker is a member of the South Australian Country Fire Service—the Chief Officer of SACFS; or

(iii)if the emergency worker is a member of the South Australian State Emergency Service—the Chief Officer of SASES; or

(b)in relation to an emergency worker referred to in subregulation (1)(b)—the Chief Executive Officer of SA Ambulance Service Inc.

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor's Deputy

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 18 August 2011

No 196 of 2011

AGO0235/11CS