16BContributors

#### 16B Contributors 16B Contributors > > (1) Any person who is not: > > > > > (a) a contributor to a health benefits fund conducted by an organisation to which section 10 applies, or > > > > > (b) a person who is otherwise exempt from the payment of fees for the provision of ambulance services, > > > > is eligible to become a member of the State Ambulance Insurance Plan. > > > (2) There shall be the following 2 classes of membership of the State Ambulance Insurance Plan: > > > > > (a) Single membership comprising a single person, > > > > > (b) Family membership comprising a person and the dependants of the person. > > > (3) A reference in subsection (2) (b) to the dependants of a person includes a reference to the spouse of the person and to any other person who is a dependent child (within the meaning of section 10AA of the [Health Insurance Act 1973](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth) in relation to the person. > > > (4) In this section: > > > > spouse of a person includes a de facto partner of that person. > > > > Note— > > > > “De facto partner” is defined in section 21C of the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015). > > **s 16B:** Ins 1983 No 162, Sch 2 (5). Am 2002 No 73, Sch 1.11; 2008 No 67, Sch 3; 2009 No 51, Sch 7.2 \[2\]; 2010 No 19, Sch 3.44 \[2\] \[3\].