South Australia
Volunteers Protection Regulations 2004
under the Volunteers Protection Act 2001

Contents
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Interpretation
4	Definition of voluntary basis
Legislative history

1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Volunteers Protection Regulations 2004.
2—Commencement
These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.
3—Interpretation
In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
Act means the Volunteers Protection Act 2001.
4—Definition of voluntary basis
	(1)	A person works on a voluntary basis for the purposes of the definition of voluntary basis in section 3 of the Act if the person is remunerated within the following limits:
	(a)	the person is reimbursed for any expenses incurred during the course of carrying out the work;
	(b)	the person is given a true honorarium in respect of the work.
	(2)	In this regulation—
true honorarium means a monetary gift made to a person in recognition of the person's work as a volunteer.
Note—
It follows that a true honorarium is not—
	(a)	subject to pay-as-you-go withholding or instalment tax; or
	(b)	paid as a consequence of the person's employment; or
	(c)	legally required to be paid to the person; or
	(d)	an amount that is relied on or expected by the person as a source of income.

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.
Revocation of regulations
The Volunteers Protection Regulations 2004 were revoked by Sch 1 of the Volunteers Protection Regulations 2019 on 1.9.2019.
Principal regulations
Year	No	Reference	Commencement	
2004	195	Gazette 9.9.2004 p3611	9.9.2004: r 2