sec.42Right of way to ambulances

### sec.42 Right of way to ambulances Despite the provisions of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 , a driver of a vehicle (other than a train), to the extent practicable, is to give clear and uninterrupted passage to— any ambulance with warning devices sounding or warning lights activated; and any service officer or any person acting under the direction of a service officer who appears to be doing any act for the purposes of assisting at an accident or other emergency. A person is not to fail to comply with subsection (1) . Maximum penalty for subsection (2) —50 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment. s 42 amd 1997 No. 6 s 3 sch ; 1998 No. 37 s 2 sch ; 1999 No. 19 s 3 sch ; 1999 No. 42 s 54 (3) sch pt 3 (sec.42-ssec.1) Despite the provisions of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 , a driver of a vehicle (other than a train), to the extent practicable, is to give clear and uninterrupted passage to— any ambulance with warning devices sounding or warning lights activated; and any service officer or any person acting under the direction of a service officer who appears to be doing any act for the purposes of assisting at an accident or other emergency. (sec.42-ssec.2) A person is not to fail to comply with subsection (1) . Maximum penalty for subsection (2) —50 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment. - (a) any ambulance with warning devices sounding or warning lights activated; and - (b) any service officer or any person acting under the direction of a service officer who appears to be doing any act for the purposes of assisting at an accident or other emergency.