South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current ActsIn this Division—
"accident or emergency department" of a hospital means the part of a hospital
dedicated to the hospital's major accident and emergency functions, including
those areas of the department used for administrative, waiting, reception,
storage, diagnostic, treatment, consultation, triage and resuscitation
functions and the access bays for ambulance and police;
"biological material" of a person means the person's blood or bodily fluids or
any other biological material of the person that is capable of communicating
or transmitting a disease;
"emergency services provider" means—
(a)
South Australian Country Fire Service; or
(b)
South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service; or
(c)
South Australian State Emergency Service; or
(d)
SA Ambulance Service Inc; or
(e)
St John Ambulance Australia South Australia Incorporated; or
(f) Surf
Life Saving South Australia Incorporated; or
(g) a
volunteer marine rescue association accredited by the State Marine Rescue
Committee to perform search and rescue functions; or
(h) the
accident or emergency department of a hospital;
"emergency work" means work carried out (whether or not in response to an
emergency) by or on behalf of an emergency services provider;
"hospital" means the site of an incorporated hospital or private hospital
(both within the meaning of the Health Care Act 2008 ) at which the
health services provided by the hospital include services provided on a
live-in basis;
"medical practitioner" means a person registered under the Health Practitioner
Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession;
"prescribed employment"—the following is prescribed employment:
(a)
employment as a police officer;
(b)
employment in emergency work (whether carried out for remuneration or on a
voluntary basis);
(c)
employment as a medical practitioner in a hospital;
(d)
employment as a nurse or midwife in a hospital;
(e)
employment in the provision of assistance or services, in a hospital, to a
medical practitioner, nurse or midwife acting in the course of his or her
employment in the hospital;
(f)
employment as an officer or employee of the administrative unit of the Public
Service that is responsible for assisting a Minister in the administration of
the Correctional Services Act 1982 ;
"prescribed serious offence"—the following are prescribed
serious offences:
(a) an
offence against section 20 of the Criminal Law Consolidation
Act 1935 where the victim is a person engaged in prescribed employment
acting in the course of his or her official duties;
(ab) an
offence against section 20AA of the Criminal Law Consolidation
Act 1935 where harm is caused to a prescribed emergency worker;
(b) an
offence against section 23 of the Criminal Law Consolidation
Act 1935 where the victim is a person engaged in prescribed employment
acting in the course of his or her official duties;
(c) an
offence against section 24 of the Criminal Law Consolidation
Act 1935 where the victim is a person engaged in prescribed employment
acting in the course of his or her official duties;
(d) an
offence against section 29 of the Criminal Law Consolidation
Act 1935 where the victim is a person engaged in prescribed employment
acting in the course of his or her official duties;
(e) an
offence against Part 3A of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935
;
(f) an
offence against section 6 of the Summary Offences Act 1953 ;
(g) an
offence against section 6A of the Summary Offences Act 1953 ;
(h) any
other serious offence prescribed by the regulations.