s. s. 4 4 includes any helicopter, aeroplane or other vehicle aircraft by which persons may be transported by air to or from medical services. 4 Non-application of Act (1) This Act does not apply to— (a) any branch of the Australian Defence forces; and (b) any service in another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth, that operates an emergency service that corresponds in nature with the emergency service operated by an ambulance service in Victoria; and (c) any person in an emergency area who, in operating a non-emergency patient transport service, is acting under the authorisation or direction of— (i) the person who has declared the area to be an emergency area; or S. 4(1)(c)(ii) (ii) the Minister under the Emergency amended by Management Act 1986; and No. 56/2011 s. 29(2). (d) any other person or class of person whom the Governor in Council declares to be a person or class of person to whom this Act does not apply. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(d), the Governor in Council may, by Order, declare a person or class of person to be a person or class of person to whom this Act does not apply. __________________
vehicle includes any helicopter, aeroplane or other aircraft by which persons may be transported by air to or from medical services. 4 Non-application of Act s. 4 (1) This Act does not apply to— (a) any branch of the Australian Defence forces; and (b) any service in another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth, that operates an emergency service that corresponds in nature with the emergency service operated by an ambulance service in Victoria; and (c) any person in an emergency area who, in operating a non-emergency patient transport service, is acting under the authorisation or direction of— (i) the person who has declared the area to be an emergency area; or S. 4(1)(c)(ii) amended by No. 56/2011 s. 29(2). (ii) the Minister under the Emergency Management Act 1986; and (d) any other person or class of person whom the Governor in Council declares to be a person or class of person to whom this Act does not apply. s. 4 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(d), the Governor in Council may, by Order, declare a person or class of person to be a person or class of person to whom this Act does not apply. __________________
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