S. 3 def. of allied health service inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 6(1).
allied health service means a service that provides one or more of the following—
(a) diagnostic services;
(b) technical services;
(c) therapeutic services;
ambulance service has the same meaning as in the Ambulance Services Act 1986;
approval in principle means an approval in principle granted under section 7(1);
S. 3 def. of approved accreditation scheme inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 6(1).
approved accreditation scheme means an accreditation scheme approved under section 63C;
S. 3 def. of approved standards inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 6(1).
approved standards means any standards approved under section 63B;
authorised officer means a person appointed as an authorised officer under section 45;
S. 3 def. of clinical governance arrangements inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 6(1).
clinical governance arrangements, in relation to a non-emergency patient transport service or a first aid service provided or to be provided under a licence under this Act, means arrangements—
(a) that set—
(i) the scope of the clinical practice of the service; and
(ii) the scope of the clinical practice of the clinical staff of the service and the levels of qualifications, competence and training required to undertake that clinical practice; and
(b) for ensuring that the clinical staff of the service do not work beyond their level of qualification, competence and training;
S. 3 def. of clinical staff inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 6(1).
clinical staff means the persons that provide specialist clinical care or monitoring, first aid, transport or other medical assistance to patients of the service operated by the holder of a Part 2 licence or a Part 2A licence, and includes the following—
(a) a person employed or engaged by the licence holder to provide that care, monitoring, first aid, transport or assistance;
(b) a person subcontracted by a person referred to in paragraph (a) to provide that care, monitoring, first aid, transport or assistance;
(c) a person who has been supplied to the licence holder by a labour hire service to provide that care, monitoring, first aid, transport or assistance;
(d) a person who works under the direction or control of the licence holder to provide that care, monitoring, first aid, transport or assistance on a voluntary basis, without remuneration or reward;
S. 3 def. of Co‑ordinator in Chief repealed by No. 56/2011 s. 29(1).
S. 3 def. of day procedure centre inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 6(1).
day procedure centre has the same meaning as in the Health Services Act 1988;
denominational hospital has the same meaning as in the Health Services Act 1988;
S. 3 def. of Department amended by No. 29/2010 s. 66.
Department means the Department of Health;
emergency area has the same meaning as in the Emergency Management Act 1986;
S. 3 def. of enforceable undertaking inserted by No. 39/2024 s. 97.
enforceable undertaking means an undertaking given by a regulated person under section 50M;
S. 3 def. of enforceable undertaking order inserted by No. 39/2024 s. 97.
enforceable undertaking order means an order made by the Magistrates' Court under section 50R;
S. 3 def. of first aid inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 6(1).
first aid means aid of a medical nature provided to a person experiencing sudden illness or injury;
S. 3 def. of first aid service inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 6(1).
first aid service means a service of offering or providing first aid in exchange for payment;
S. 3 def. of first aid service licence inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 6(1).
first aid service licence means a licence under Part 2A;
S. 3 def. of hospital inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 6(1).
hospital means a public hospital, a private hospital or a day procedure centre;
S. 3 def. of improvement notice inserted by No. 39/2024 s. 97.
improvement notice means a notice given under section 50A;
S. 3 def. of information or document production notice inserted by No. 39/2024 s. 97.
information or document production notice means a notice given under section 50T;
S. 3 def. of life saving club inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 6(1).
life saving club means a club formed for purposes connected with the patrolling of any part of the coastline of Victoria by persons for the purpose of assisting other persons in difficulty in water;
S. 3 def. of Life Saving Victoria inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 6(1).
Life Saving Victoria means Life Saving Victoria Limited ABN 21 102 927 364;
S. 3 def. of management and staffing arrangements inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 6(1).
management and staffing arrangements, in relation to a non-emergency patient transport service or a first aid service provided or to be provided under a licence under this Act, means arrangements—
(a) for establishing and maintaining a quality of service, including, but not limited to, establishing and maintaining procedures and practices for ensuring that the services provided to patients are safe and of an appropriate quality at all times; and
(b) providing for checks—
(i) to ensure that any person who is required to be a fit and proper person for the purposes of the service under this Act is such a person; and
(ii) as to the criminal history of persons who are providing or who will provide the service; and
(iii) as to the qualifications and levels of competence and training of persons who are providing or who will provide the service; and
(c) for establishing and maintaining procedures and practices for ensuring that the occupational health and safety requirements for persons providing the service are complied with;
S. 3 def. of medical clinic inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 6(1).
medical clinic means premises at which clinical consultation is undertaken, other than a hospital or a day procedure centre that is registered as a health service establishment under the Health Services Act 1988;
S. 3 def. of non-emergency patient transport service amended by No. 29/2021 s. 6(3).
non-emergency patient transport service means a service that offers or provides, in exchange for payment, for—
(a) the transport of persons on public roads to or from medical services—
(i) using a stretcher carrying vehicle; or
(ii) where the persons being transported are provided with specialist clinical care or monitoring while being so transported; or
(b) the transport of persons by air to or from medical services where the persons being transported—
(i) are transported on stretchers; and
(ii) are provided with specialist clinical care or monitoring by the person operating the transport service;
S. 3 def. of non-emergency patient transport service licence substituted by No. 29/2021 s. 6(4).
non-emergency patient transport service licence means a licence under Part 2;
S. 3 def. of Part 2 licence inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 6(1).
Part 2 licence means a non-emergency patient transport service licence;
S. 3 def. of Part 2A licence inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 6(1).
Part 2A licence means a first aid service licence;
S. 3 def. of police officer inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 116.1).
police officer has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013;
S. 3 def. of private hospital inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 6(1).
private hospital has the same meaning as in the Health Services Act 1988;
S. 3 def. of prohibition notice inserted by No. 39/2024 s. 97.
prohibition notice means a notice given under section 50G;
public hospital has the same meaning as in the Health Services Act 1988;
S. 3 def. of regulated person inserted by No. 39/2024 s. 97.
regulated person means a person who is—
(a) the holder of a Part 2 licence; or
(b) the holder of a Part 2A licence; or
(c) the operator of a non‑emergency patient transport service; or
(d) the operator of a first aid service;
S. 3 def. of Secretary amended by No. 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch. 3 item 141).
Secretary means the person who is for the time being the Department Head (within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004) of the Department;
specialist clinical care or monitoring means clinical care or monitoring that is performed by persons who are trained to assess, monitor and protect the health of sick or injured persons during transport;
S. 3 def. of staff inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 6(1).
staff, in relation to a service operated by the holder of a Part 2 licence or a Part 2A licence, includes the following—
(a) a person employed or engaged by the licence holder to work for that service;
(b) a person subcontracted by a person referred to in paragraph (a) to work for that service;
(c) a person who has been supplied to the licence holder by a labour hire service to work for that service;
(d) a person who works for that service on a voluntary basis under the direction or control of the licence holder, without remuneration or reward;
S. 3 def. of stand-by service accreditation repealed by No. 29/2021 s. 6(2).
S. 3 def. of vehicle amended by No. 29/2021 s. 6(5).
vehicle includes any helicopter, aeroplane or other aircraft by which persons may be transported by air to or from medical services;
S. 3 def. of volunteer first aid association inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 6(1).
volunteer first aid association means a group of individuals working together for one or more community purposes that—
(a) offers or provides first aid in the course of its work; and
(b) does not charge or expect payment or financial reward for the offer or provision of first aid in any circumstances.