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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation
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Objective
Authorising provision
Principal Regulations
Definitions
Definition of low acuity patient
Definition of high acuity patient
Staffing of vehicles used for the transport of high acuity
patients by a non-emergency patient transport service
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Staffing of aeromedical services for transport of high acuity
patients
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Transport of patients with a mental disorder
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Qualifications for staff of non-emergency patient transport
services
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Skills maintenance training
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Records to be kept
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Restraints
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Equipment
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Schedule 10
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STATUTORY RULES 2014
S.R. No. 117/2014
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Act 2003
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Amendment
Regulations 2014
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 26 August 2014
Responsible Minister:
DAVID DAVIS
Minister for Health
YVETTE CARISBROOKE
Clerk of the Executive Council
1 Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to amend the
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Regulations
2005—
(a) to amend definitions to reflect the current
names and structures of specified
organisations; and
(b) to provide for the transport of persons with
mental illness in the least restrictive way
possible; and
(c) to enable clinical practice protocols to be
updated from time to time; and
(d) to amend references to incorporated matter.
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2 Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 64 of
the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Act
2003.
3 Principal Regulations
In these Regulations, the Non-Emergency Patient
Transport Regulations 20051 are called the
Principal Regulations.
4 Definitions
(1) In regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations, for
the definition of infection control guidelines
substitute—
"infection control guidelines means the National
Health and Medical Research Council's
Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and
Control of Infection in Healthcare published
by the Commonwealth of Australia in
2010;".
(2) In regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations—
(a) the definition of National Training
Information Service is revoked; and
(b) the definition of NETS is revoked; and
(c) the definition of PETS is revoked; and
(d) the definition of the clinical practice
protocols is revoked; and
(e) the definition of VAERCS is revoked.
(3) In regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations insert
the following definitions—
"ARV means Adult Retrieval Victoria, a business
unit of Ambulance Victoria that transports
critically ill patients to a higher level of
health care service;
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AS/NZS 1754:2013 means Australian/New
Zealand Standard 1754:2013, Child restraint
systems for use in motor vehicles, as
published jointly by Standards Australia and
Standards New Zealand on 7 June 2013;
AS/NZS ISO/IEC 27001:2006 means
Australian/New Zealand Standard ISO/IEC
27001:2006, Information technologySecurity techniques-Information security
management systems-Requirements, as
published jointly by Standards Australia and
Standards New Zealand on 23 June 2006;
clinical practice protocols means the clinical
practice protocols determined by the
Secretary from time to time;
PIPER means Paediatric Infant Perinatal
Emergency Retrieval operated under the
auspices of the Royal Children's Hospital;
Training.gov.au means the service managed by
the Commonwealth on behalf of Victoria and
the other States and Territories that includes
the National Register of Vocational
Education and Training in Australia;".
5 Definition of low acuity patient
Regulation 6(e) of the Principal Regulations is
revoked.
6 Definition of high acuity patient
For regulation 12(c)(iv) of the Principal
Regulations substitute—
"(iv) transport by PIPER's neonatal emergency
transport service, PIPER's paediatric
emergency transport service or ARV in a
vehicle used to transport patients by a
non-emergency patient transport service—".
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7 Staffing of vehicles used for the transport of high
acuity patients by a non-emergency patient
transport service
For regulation 13(1)(c)(ii) of the Principal
Regulations substitute—
"(ii) 1 member of staff of PIPER's neonatal
emergency transport service, PIPER's
paediatric emergency transport service or
ARV.".
8 Staffing of aeromedical services for transport of
high acuity patients
For regulation 14(b)(iii) of the Principal
Regulations substitute—
"(iii) 1 ambulance transport attendant and 1 staff
member of PIPER's neonatal emergency
transport service, PIPER's paediatric
emergency transport service or ARV.".
9 Transport of patients with a mental disorder
Division 5 of Part 2 of the Principal Regulations is
revoked.
10 Qualifications for staff of non-emergency patient
transport services
For regulation 19(g)(ii) of the Principal
Regulations substitute—
"(ii) completion of a clinical instructors
programme, consisting of not less than the
following units of the certificate level IV
Training and Assessment recognised by
Training.gov.au—
(A) Provide work skill instruction;
(B) Plan assessment activities and
processes;
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(C) Assess competence;
(D) Participate in assessment validation.".
11 Skills maintenance training
In regulation 24(3) of the Principal Regulations,
for "NETS" substitute "PIPER's neonatal
emergency transport service".
12 Records to be kept
In regulation 34(2) of the Principal Regulations,
for "the Australian/New Zealand Standard
7799.2.2003, Information Security Management,
Part 2: Specification for information security
management systems, as published jointly by
Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on
11 February 2003" substitute "AS/NZS ISO/IEC
27001:2006".
13 Restraints
In regulation 48(1) of the Principal Regulations,
for "adequate restraints as defined in AS/NZS
4535:1999 and the Australia/New Zealand
Standard on Child restraint systems for use in
motor vehicles, AS/NZS 1754:2000 incorporating
Amendment No.1, published jointly by Standards
Australia International and Standards New
Zealand in April 2001" substitute "restraints in
accordance with AS/NZS 4535:1999 and
AS/NZS 1754:2013".
14 Equipment
(1) In regulation 51(2) of the Principal Regulations,
for "NETS" substitute "PIPER's neonatal
emergency transport service".
(2) In regulation 51(3) of the Principal Regulations,
for "NETS" substitute "PIPER's neonatal
emergency transport service".
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In the heading to Schedule 10 to the Principal
Regulations, for "NETS" substitute "PIPER'S
NEONATAL EMERGENCY TRANSPORT
SERVICE".
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Endnotes
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ENDNOTES
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Reg. 3: S.R. No. 135/2005. Reprint No. 1 as at 21 August 2013. Reprinted
to S.R. No. 78/2010.
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Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter
The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is included in
accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation
Regulations 2014.
In this table Principal Regulations means the Non-Emergency Patient
Transport Regulations 2005.
Statutory rule
provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
Regulation 4(1),
which amends the
definition of
infection control
guidelines for
regulation 4,
36(1)(g), 43(1), 44(1)
and 49(9) of the
Principal
Regulations.
National Health and Medical
Research Council's Australian
Guidelines for the Prevention
and Control of Infection in
Healthcare published by the
Commonwealth of Australia
in 2010.
For regulation 4
of the Principal
Regulations the
whole.
For regulation
36(1)(g) of the
Principal
Regulations
Part C, C2.2.3
Staff records.
For regulation
43(1) of the
Principal
Regulations
Part C, C1.3
Infection
Prevention
and control
program.
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Statutory rule
provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
For regulation
44(1) of the
Principal
Regulations
Part B, B1.4
Routine
management of
the physical
environment.
For regulation
49(9) of the
Principal
Regulations
Part B, B1.4
Routine
management of
the physical
environment
and Part C,
C6.2.3 Control
of surface
contamination
through
material
selection.
Regulation 4(3),
which inserts the
definition of:
AS/NZS 1754:2013
in the Principal
Regulations; and
Australian/New Zealand
Standard 1754:2013, Child
restraint systems for use in
motor vehicles, as published
jointly by Standards Australia
and Standards New Zealand
on 7 June 2013.
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The whole.
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Statutory rule
provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
AS/NZS ISO IEC
27001:2006 in the
Principal
Regulations.
Australian/New Zealand
Standard ISO/IEC
27001:2006, Information
technology-Security
techniques-Information
security management
systems-Requirements, as
published jointly by Standards
Australia and Standards New
Zealand on 23 June 2006.
The whole.
Regulation 12, which
amends regulation
34(2) of the Principal
Regulations.
Australian/New Zealand
Standard ISO/IEC
27001:2006, Information
technology-Security
techniques-Information
security management
systems-Requirements, as
published jointly by Standards
Australia and Standards New
Zealand on 23 June 2006.
The whole.
Regulation 13, which
amends regulation
48(1) of the Principal
Regulations.
Australian/New Zealand
Standard 1754:2013, Child
restraint systems for use in
motor vehicles, as published
jointly by Standards Australia
and Standards New Zealand
on 7 June 2013.
The whole.
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