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Ambulance Service Act 1991
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### sec.19 Fund
The Queensland Ambulance Service Fund is established.
The Financial Accountability Act 2009 applies to the fund.
Accounts for the fund must be kept as part of the departmental accounts of the department.
Amounts received for the fund must be deposited in a departmental financial-institution account of the department but may be deposited in an account used for depositing other amounts of the department.
Amounts received for the fund include the following received by the service—
amounts received as charges for the use of ambulance services;
amounts received by the department from other sources for the fund or amounts that must be paid into the fund;
amounts received for the disposal of an asset that the chief executive considers was purchased substantially with amounts paid from the fund or the previous fund;
interest from investment of the fund.
An amount is payable from the fund for the purposes of this Act.
In this section—
departmental accounts , of the department, means the accounts of the department under the Financial Accountability Act 2009 , section 69 .
departmental financial-institution account , of the department, means an account of the department kept under the Financial Accountability Act 2009 , section 83 .
other amounts , of the department, means amounts received by the department other than amounts received for the fund.
previous fund means the Ambulance Service Fund mentioned in the Financial Administration and Audit Act 1977 , schedule 2 , immediately before the commencement of this section.
s 19 prev s 19 om 1997 No. 6 s 12
pres s 19 ins 1997 No. 6 s 11
amd 1998 No. 37 s 2 sch
sub 2001 No. 76 s 9
amd 2003 No. 34 s 157 ; 2009 No. 9 s 136 sch 1
(sec.19-ssec.1) The Queensland Ambulance Service Fund is established.
(sec.19-ssec.2) The Financial Accountability Act 2009 applies to the fund.
(sec.19-ssec.3) Accounts for the fund must be kept as part of the departmental accounts of the department.
(sec.19-ssec.4) Amounts received for the fund must be deposited in a departmental financial-institution account of the department but may be deposited in an account used for depositing other amounts of the department.
(sec.19-ssec.5) Amounts received for the fund include the following received by the service— amounts received as charges for the use of ambulance services; amounts received by the department from other sources for the fund or amounts that must be paid into the fund; amounts received for the disposal of an asset that the chief executive considers was purchased substantially with amounts paid from the fund or the previous fund; interest from investment of the fund.
(sec.19-ssec.6) An amount is payable from the fund for the purposes of this Act.
(sec.19-ssec.7) In this section— departmental accounts , of the department, means the accounts of the department under the Financial Accountability Act 2009 , section 69 . departmental financial-institution account , of the department, means an account of the department kept under the Financial Accountability Act 2009 , section 83 . other amounts , of the department, means amounts received by the department other than amounts received for the fund. previous fund means the Ambulance Service Fund mentioned in the Financial Administration and Audit Act 1977 , schedule 2 , immediately before the commencement of this section.
- (a) amounts received as charges for the use of ambulance services;
- (b) amounts received by the department from other sources for the fund or amounts that must be paid into the fund;
- (c) amounts received for the disposal of an asset that the chief executive considers was purchased substantially with amounts paid from the fund or the previous fund;
- (d) interest from investment of the fund.