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Ambulance Service Act 1991
sec.36ADefinitions for pt 4A
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### sec.36A Definitions for pt 4A
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s 36A def chain of events document om 2014 No. 65 s 4 (1)
commissioning authority see section 36E .
coroner see the Coroners Act 2003 , schedule 2 .
notice means written notice.
public risk notifiable conduct , for a registered health practitioner, means—
placing the public at risk of substantial harm in the practitioner’s practice of the profession because the practitioner has an impairment; or
placing the public at risk of substantial harm by practising the profession in a way that constitutes a significant departure from accepted professional standards.
s 36A def public risk notifiable conduct ins 2010 No. 14 s 4
reloc 2014 No. 65 s 9 (2)
amd 2019 No. 3 s 26
RCA report see section 36G (1) .
RCA team means a group of persons appointed under section 36E .
registered health practitioner means an individual who—
is registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise a health profession, other than as a student; or
holds non-practising registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law in a health profession.
s 36A def registered health practitioner ins 2010 No. 14 s 4
reloc 2014 No. 65 s 9 (2)
relevant person —
for the commissioning authority, means a person who provides administrative or secretarial services to the authority to help it exercise its powers under this part; or
for an RCA team, means a person—
who provides administrative or secretarial services to the RCA team; or
who advises the RCA team about—
conducting an RCA of a reportable event; or
preparing an RCA report for a reportable event.
s 36A def relevant person amd 2014 No. 65 s 4 (2)
reportable event —
generally, means any of the following events that happen while an ambulance service is being provided to a person—
the death of the person, or permanent injury suffered by the person, while giving birth;
the death of the person caused by the incorrect management of the person’s medication;
the death of the person, or neurological damage suffered by the person, caused by an intravascular gas embolism;
the death of the person, or permanent loss of function suffered by the person, unrelated to the natural course of the person’s medical condition for which he or she was receiving the ambulance service;
the death of the person, or permanent injury suffered by the person, contributed to by an unreasonable delay in the provision of the ambulance service or a failure to meet recognised standards for providing the ambulance service;
the wrong procedure being performed on the person or a procedure being performed on the wrong part of the person’s body; or
in relation to an RCA report, means the reportable event to which the report relates.
s 36A def reportable event amd 2014 No. 65 s 4 (3)
s 36A ins 2007 No. 28 s 50
- (a) placing the public at risk of substantial harm in the practitioner’s practice of the profession because the practitioner has an impairment; or
- (b) placing the public at risk of substantial harm by practising the profession in a way that constitutes a significant departure from accepted professional standards.
- (a) is registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise a health profession, other than as a student; or
- (b) holds non-practising registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law in a health profession.
- (a) for the commissioning authority, means a person who provides administrative or secretarial services to the authority to help it exercise its powers under this part; or
- (b) for an RCA team, means a person— (i) who provides administrative or secretarial services to the RCA team; or (ii) who advises the RCA team about— (A) conducting an RCA of a reportable event; or (B) preparing an RCA report for a reportable event.
- (i) who provides administrative or secretarial services to the RCA team; or
- (ii) who advises the RCA team about— (A) conducting an RCA of a reportable event; or (B) preparing an RCA report for a reportable event.
- (A) conducting an RCA of a reportable event; or
- (B) preparing an RCA report for a reportable event.
- (i) who provides administrative or secretarial services to the RCA team; or
- (ii) who advises the RCA team about— (A) conducting an RCA of a reportable event; or (B) preparing an RCA report for a reportable event.
- (A) conducting an RCA of a reportable event; or
- (B) preparing an RCA report for a reportable event.
- (A) conducting an RCA of a reportable event; or
- (B) preparing an RCA report for a reportable event.
- (a) generally, means any of the following events that happen while an ambulance service is being provided to a person— (i) the death of the person, or permanent injury suffered by the person, while giving birth; (ii) the death of the person caused by the incorrect management of the person’s medication; (iii) the death of the person, or neurological damage suffered by the person, caused by an intravascular gas embolism; (iv) the death of the person, or permanent loss of function suffered by the person, unrelated to the natural course of the person’s medical condition for which he or she was receiving the ambulance service; (v) the death of the person, or permanent injury suffered by the person, contributed to by an unreasonable delay in the provision of the ambulance service or a failure to meet recognised standards for providing the ambulance service; (vi) the wrong procedure being performed on the person or a procedure being performed on the wrong part of the person’s body; or
- (i) the death of the person, or permanent injury suffered by the person, while giving birth;
- (ii) the death of the person caused by the incorrect management of the person’s medication;
- (iii) the death of the person, or neurological damage suffered by the person, caused by an intravascular gas embolism;
- (iv) the death of the person, or permanent loss of function suffered by the person, unrelated to the natural course of the person’s medical condition for which he or she was receiving the ambulance service;
- (v) the death of the person, or permanent injury suffered by the person, contributed to by an unreasonable delay in the provision of the ambulance service or a failure to meet recognised standards for providing the ambulance service;
- (vi) the wrong procedure being performed on the person or a procedure being performed on the wrong part of the person’s body; or
- (b) in relation to an RCA report, means the reportable event to which the report relates.
- (i) the death of the person, or permanent injury suffered by the person, while giving birth;
- (ii) the death of the person caused by the incorrect management of the person’s medication;
- (iii) the death of the person, or neurological damage suffered by the person, caused by an intravascular gas embolism;
- (iv) the death of the person, or permanent loss of function suffered by the person, unrelated to the natural course of the person’s medical condition for which he or she was receiving the ambulance service;
- (v) the death of the person, or permanent injury suffered by the person, contributed to by an unreasonable delay in the provision of the ambulance service or a failure to meet recognised standards for providing the ambulance service;
- (vi) the wrong procedure being performed on the person or a procedure being performed on the wrong part of the person’s body; or