South Australia
Fees Regulation (Incidental SAAS Services) Regulations 2009
under section 4 of the Fees Regulation Act 1927

Contents
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Interpretation
4	Fee for provision of incidental SAAS services
Legislative history

1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Fees Regulation (Incidental SAAS Services) Regulations 2009.
2—Commencement
These regulations will come into operation in accordance with section 5 of the Fees Regulation Act 1927.
3—Interpretation
In these regulations—
ambulance has the same meaning as in the Health Care Act 2008;
prescribed card means—
	(a)	a Pensioner Concession Card issued by the Commonwealth Government; or
	(b)	a TPI Gold Repatriation Health Card issued by the Commonwealth Government; or
	(c)	a War Widows Gold Repatriation Health Card issued by the Commonwealth Government; or
	(d)	a Gold Repatriation Health Card (EDA) issued by the Commonwealth Government; or
	(e)	a current Health Care Card (including a Low Income Health Care Card) issued by the Commonwealth Government;
SAAS means SA Ambulance Service Inc.
4—Fee for provision of incidental SAAS services
	(1)	The following fee is payable to SAAS for the provision of incidental SAAS services:
	(a)	if the person receiving the services is the holder of a valid prescribed card—$86; or
	(b)	in any other case—$172.
	(2)	The fee is payable by the person receiving the services whether or not the person requested or consented to the services.
	(3)	For the purposes of this regulation, incidental SAAS services are provided if—
	(a)	a member of the staff of SAAS—
	(i)	attends at a place in response to a request for medical assistance (whether made by 000 emergency telephone call or other means) for a person who may have an injury or illness requiring immediate medical attention in order to maintain life or to alleviate suffering; and
	(ii)	assesses or treats the person; but
	(b)	the person is not transported by ambulance.

Legislative history
Notes
	•	For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.
Principal regulations
Year	No	Reference	Commencement	
2009	272	Gazette 26.11.2009 p5281	uncommenced