Ambulance Service Act 1982
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40 False ambulance calls
(1) [Section 40 Subsection (1) amended by No. 43 of 1991, s. 5 and Sched. 1 ][Section 40 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 73 of 2013, s. 32, Applied:01 Jul 2014] A person must not cause an ambulance to attend at any place by any false pretence.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both.
(2) [Section 40 Subsection (2) amended by No. 73 of 2013, s. 32, Applied:01 Jul 2014] [Section 40 Subsection (2) amended by No. 73 of 2013, s. 32, Applied:01 Jul 2014] [Section 40 Subsection (2) amended by No. 73 of 2013, s. 32, Applied:01 Jul 2014] Where a person is convicted by a court of causing, by false pretence, an ambulance to attend at any place, the court may, in addition to imposing the penalty referred to in subsection (1) , order that person to pay the cost incurred by the Commissioner in providing the ambulance to attend at that place as a result of that false pretence.
(3) [Section 40 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 73 of 2013, s. 32, Applied:01 Jul 2014] Unless the court otherwise specifies, an amount payable under an order referred to in subsection (2) is payable to the Commissioner.