17Exemption from ambulance fees

#### 17 Exemption from ambulance fees 17 Exemption from ambulance fees > > (1) (Repealed) > > > (2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Chapter 5A of the [Health Services Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-154), no fee shall be payable by a person in respect of an ambulance service provided to the person in pursuance of that Act if the person was, at the time the service was provided: > > > > > (a) a contributor to a health benefits fund conducted by an organisation to which section 10 applies, or > > > > > (b) a contributor to the State Ambulance Insurance Plan. > > > (3) Subsection (2) does not affect the operation of: > > > > > (a) Division 3 of Part 3 of the [Workers Compensation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-070), or > > > > > (b) Division 2 of Part 2 of the [Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Act 1942](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1942-015). > > > (4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as conferring on a person any entitlement to the provision of an ambulance service. > > **s 17:** Am 1983 No 162, Schs 1 (8), 2 (6); 1987 No 79, Sch 1; 1990 No 16, Sch 2; 2009 No 51, Sch 7.2 \[3\].