South Australia
Volunteers Protection Regulations 2019
under the Volunteers Protection Act 2001

Contents
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Interpretation
4	Definition of voluntary basis
Schedule 1—Revocation of Volunteers Protection Regulations 2004
Legislative history

1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Volunteers Protection Regulations 2019.
2—Commencement
These regulations come into operation on 1 September 2019.
3—Interpretation
In these regulations—
Act means the Volunteers Protection Act 2001.
4—Definition of voluntary basis
	(1)	For the purposes of the definition of voluntary basis in section 3 of the Act, a person works on a voluntary basis 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.

Schedule 1—Revocation of Volunteers Protection Regulations 2004
The Volunteers Protection Regulations 2004 are revoked.

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	
2019	164	Gazette 27.6.2019 p2354 	1.9.2019: r 2