6Persons engaged in providing ambulance services

### 6 Persons engaged in providing ambulance services > > (1)  [*\[Section 6 Subsection (1) amended by No. 73 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-07-01/act-2013-073#JS1@Ja19@GC1@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 6 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-07-01/act-2013-011#JS1@Ja16@GC3@EN) *\[Section 6 Subsection (1) amended by No. 5 of 1990, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 6 Subsection (1) amended by No. 48 of 1996, s. 6 \]*A person who, otherwise than under a contract for services, a contract of service, or training contract with the Secretary of the responsible Department in relation to the [Ambulance Service Act 1982](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1982-105) or the Commissioner for Ambulance Services, engages in ambulance services with the consent of or under the authority of or in co-operation with the Secretary of that responsible Department, the Commissioner for Ambulance Services or any officer of the Ambulance Service (or in pursuance of an arrangement made with him by the Commissioner for Ambulance Services in the exercise of the performance of his functions under the [Ambulance Service Act 1982](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1982-105) ) shall, while so engaged, be deemed to be a worker employed by the Crown. > > > (1A)  [*\[Section 6 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 73 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-07-01/act-2013-073#JS1@Ja19@GC1@Hpb@EN) For the avoidance of doubt, [subsection (1)](#GS6@Gs1@EN) does not apply to – > > > > > > (a) a person providing ambulance services for, or on behalf of, a commercial business or commercial organisation; or > > > > > > > (b) a person providing ambulance services in this State in accordance with an interstate arrangement within the meaning of section 38A of the [Ambulance Service Act 1982](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1982-105) . > > > (2)  *\[Section 6 Subsection (2) amended by No. 16 of 1995, s. 8 \]*For the purpose of assessing the compensation payable to or in respect of a person to whom [subsection (1)](#GS6@Gs1@EN) applies, his normal weekly earnings shall – > > > > > > (a) if he was working under a contract of service with any person immediately before engaging in ambulance services pursuant to that subsection, be computed according to his earnings under that contract; and > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 6 Subsection (2) amended by No. 99 of 2000, s. 8, Applied:01 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-01/act-2000-099#GS8@EN) if he was not working under a contract of service immediately before engaging in ambulance services pursuant to that subsection, be the basic salary. > > > (3)  References in this section to engaging in ambulance services shall be construed as including references to the undergoing of training or instruction in those services. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 6 Subsection (4) amended by No. 73 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-07-01/act-2013-073#JS1@Ja19@GC1@Hpc@EN) For the purposes of this section, ***ambulance services***, ***Commissioner***, and ***officer of the Ambulance Service*** have the meaning assigned to those expressions by [section 3 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1982-105#GS3@EN) [Ambulance Service Act 1982](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1982-105) .