Service’s functions
The functions of the service are—
(a) to provide, operate and maintain ambulance services;
and
(b) for ambulance services provided during rescue and other
related activities—to protect persons from injury or
death, whether or not the persons are sick or injured; and
(c) to provide transport for persons requiring attention at
medical or health care facilities; and
(d) to participate with other emergency services in
counter-disaster planning; and
(e) to coordinate all volunteer first aid groups for major
emergencies or disasters; and
(f) to adopt and put into effect all necessary measures
(including systems of planning, management and
quality control) to best ensure the efficient and
economic operation and use of its resources in providing
ambulance services; and
(g) to provide casualty room services; and
(h) to refer a person to another health service; and
(i) to provide community and workplace education in first
aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other related
matters, to the extent that the service’s personnel and
equipment can reasonably be deployed or used for the
purpose; and
(j) to identify and market products and services incidental
to its other functions; and
(k) to perform other functions given to the service under
this Act or another Act; and