42Constitution of ambulance service

42 Constitution of ambulance service The ambulance service consists of— (a) the chief officer (ambulance service); and (b) the deputy chief officer (ambulance service); and (c) other ambulance service members; and (d) any volunteer members.

Fire and rescue service Part 4.2 Fire and rescue service Division 4.2.1 Division 4.2.1 Fire and rescue service 43 Establishment of fire and rescue service The ACT Fire and Rescue Service is established. 44 Functions of fire and rescue service (1) The main function of the fire and rescue service is to protect and preserve life, property and the environment from fire in built-up areas. (2) In exercising the function, the fire and rescue service is responsible for— (a) operational planning for fire response in built-up areas, including fire preparedness; and (b) fire response in built-up areas. (3) The fire and rescue service has the following additional functions: (a) to respond to and deal with hazardous material incidents; (b) to respond to rescue incidents; (c) to respond to chemical, biological and radiological incidents; (d) to undertake assistance operations to support other entities in the (e) any other function prescribed by regulation. Example—par (d) assisting police officers or ambulance service members in dealing with any incident or emergency

(4) The fire and rescue service may also— (a) respond to a fire in a rural area; and (b) provide first response to any other incident to which another emergency service may respond under this Act, if the emergency service is unavailable.