Australian Capital Territory

Emergency Services (Determination of Fees and Charges for 2003/2004) – 2003 (No 1)

Disallowable Instrument DI2003 - 92

made under the 

Emergency Management Act 1999, s 79 (Determination of fees)

1.	This determination may be cited as Determination of Fees and Charges for 2003/2004 – Emergency Services Bureau.
2.	This determination comes into operation on 1 July 2003.
3.	Under section 79 of the Emergency Management Act 1999, I REVOKE Determination No 98 of 2002 as notified in the Legislation Register 28 June 2002.
4.	Under section 79 of the Emergency Management Act 1999, I DETERMINE that the fees payable by a person for a service identified in items 1 to 4 of the schedule of this determination is payable to the ACT. 
5.	Explanatory notes (including the previous years fee) are included in the schedules in italic text.  General explanatory notes are included at the end of schedule in italic text.  Explanatory notes in italic text and general explanatory notes in italic text do not form part of the determination.  (For example, the following twelve words, if included in a schedule, would not form part of the determination: Explanatory Note: explanatory notes and general explanatory notes are in italic text).

Bill Wood
Minister for Police and Emergency Services.
3 June 2003

1	Where on the provision of the ambulance service for a person:		
			(a)	the distance travelled by the ambulance from its station and in 				returning to its station exceeds 16 kilometres	$ 214.00 plus $ 7.00 for every kilometre exceeding 16 kilometres	
			(b)	Where 3 or more persons are transported together in an ambulance	The amount payable by each person is equal to three quarters of the amount that would otherwise be payable under this determination	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the Fees were $209.00 and $6.50  respectively		
2	Where an ambulance vehicle is made available at the request of a person or organisation conducting a sporting event or other public function and:		
			(a)	the vehicle is made available for 4 hours or less.	$ 483.00 (including 10% GST) per  service	
			(b)	the vehicle is made available for more than 4 hours.	The aggregate $ 483.00 (including 10% GST) per  service and an amount calculated at $ 126.00 (including 10% GST) for each hour or part thereof in excess of 4 hours	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the Fees were $471.00 (including 10% GST), $471.00 		(including 10% GST) and $123.00 (including 10% GST) respectively.		
3	Transportation of ambulant and wheel chair patients by the Clinical Transport Service:		
			(a)	Where the distance travelled by the Clinical Transport vehicle from its 				station and in returning to its station exceeds 16 kilometres	$ 164.00 per service and $ 4.00 for every km exceeding 16 km	
			(b)	Where three or more persons are transported in the Clinic Transport 				vehicle	The amount payable by each person is equal to three quarters of the amount that would otherwise be payable under this determination	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the Fees were $160.00, and $4.00, respectively		
4	Aero-medical fees in relation to medical retrievals on the provision of the Southcare Helicopter Service, or its substitute	$ 1,729.00 for the first 30 minutes or part thereof, plus $ 115.00 per additional 6 minutes or part thereof.	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the Fees were $1,687.00 and $112.00 respectively		

General Explanatory Notes

A. Overview of increases in fees and charges
Fees have generally been increased by 2.50% and rounded down to the nearest dollar or appropriate value.

C. Commencement
This comes into effect on 1 July 2003.  As the new fees and charges come into effect, the earlier determination of those fees and charges ceases to have effect. 

D. GST

With the exception noted below, fees and charges imposed in this instrument are generally exempted from GST by Division 38 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 which provides that a supply is GST free if it is provided by an ambulance service in the course of the treatment of the recipient of the supply.

However GST- free status does not extend to item 2 (standby services).  In this case, the determined fee has been made inclusive of the 10%GST.