Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsambulance officer means an ambulance officer appointed under section 13 and an honorary ambulance officer appointed under section 14.
ambulance service means service relating to the work of rendering emergency treatment and patient care to, and the transport of, sick and injured persons.
approved superannuation scheme means—
(a) the Queensland Ambulance Service Superannuation Scheme; or
(b) another superannuation scheme approved by the Governor in Council under section 17.
authorised officer means an officer authorised under section 37.
award see the Industrial Relations Act 1999, schedule 5.
blameworthy act, for part 4A, division 4, see section 36I.
chain of events document, for part 4A, see section 36A.
code of practice means a code of practice under section 41.
commencement, for part 8, division 6, see section 96.
commissioner means the commissioner of the service appointed under section 4.
commissioning authority, for part 4A, see section 36A.
committee means a local ambulance committee established under section 26.
constitution, of a committee, means the committee's constitution under this Act.
conviction includes a plea of guilty or a finding of guilt by a court even though a conviction is not recorded.
coroner, for part 4A, see section 36A.
disciplinary action see section 18B(1).
disciplinary declaration, in relation to a person, means—
(a) for a disciplinary declaration made under a public sector disciplinary law—
(i) a disciplinary declaration made under—
(A) the Public Service Act 2008, section 188A(7); or
(B) the Police Service Administration Act 1990, section 7A.2(2); or
(C) the repealed Misconduct Tribunals Act 1997 or the QCAT Act; or
(D) the Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990, section 30H(5); or
(ii) a declaration under a public sector disciplinary law (other than a public sector disciplinary law mentioned in subparagraph (i)) that states the disciplinary action that would have been taken against the person if the person's employment had not ended; or
(b) otherwise, a disciplinary declaration made under section 18I(5).
disciplinary finding—
(a) generally means a finding that a disciplinary ground exists; and
(b) for part 2, division 4, subdivision 2, see section 18D.
disciplinary ground means a ground for disciplining a service officer under section 18A.
employing chief executive, for part 2, division 4, subdivision 2, see section 18D.
excluded notifiable conduct, for part 4A, division 5, see section 36L.
fire service chief executive means the chief executive under the Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990.
fire service officer means a person employed under the Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990, section 25.
former service officer, for part 2, division 4, subdivision 3, see section 18H(1)(a).
health service see Health Services Act 1991, section 3.
honorary ambulance officer means a person appointed as an honorary ambulance officer under section 14(1).
impairment, for part 4A, division 5, see section 36L.
industrial agreement means an industrial agreement or a certified agreement under the Industrial Relations Act 1999.
industrial instrument includes—
(a) an award or industrial agreement; and
(b) a determination or rule of a commission, court, board, tribunal or other entity having authority under a law of the Commonwealth or this State to exercise powers of conciliation or arbitration for industrial matters or industrial disputes.
information, for part 4A, division 5, see section 36L.
medical director, for part 4A, division 5, see section 36L.
National Agency, for part 4A, division 5, see section 36L.
normal remuneration, in relation to a service officer, means all of the remuneration and other entitlements to which the officer is or would be entitled, calculated on the basis of—
(a) the ordinary hours worked by the officer; and
(b) the amounts payable to the officer for the hours worked by the officer, including, for example, allowances, loadings and penalties; and
(c) any other amounts payable to the officer under the officer's contract of employment.
notice, for part 4A, see section 36A.
previous chief executive, for part 2, division 4, subdivision 2, see section 18D.
public risk notifiable conduct, for part 4A, division 5, see section 36L.
public sector disciplinary law means—
(a) a public sector disciplinary law under the Public Service Act 2008; or
(b) the Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990, part 4, division 3.
RCA report, for part 4A, see section 36A.
RCA team see section 36A.
registered health practitioner, for part 4A, division 5, see section 36L.
relevant disciplinary ground, for part 2, division 4, subdivision 2, see section 18D.
relevant disciplinary law means—
(a) this Act or a disciplinary provision of a code of practice (including a code of practice as in force from time to time before the commencement of this definition); or
(b) a law of another State that provides for the same, or substantially the same, matters as this Act; or
(c) a code of practice or other instrument under a law mentioned in paragraph (b) providing for disciplinary matters; or
(d) a public sector disciplinary law.
relevant disciplinary provision, for part 2, division 4, subdivision 2, see section 18D.
relevant person, for part 4A, see section 36A.
reportable event see section 36A.
reprisal means a reprisal mentioned in section 36X(3).
root cause analysis or RCA see section 36B.
serious disciplinary action, in relation to a person, means—
(a) disciplinary action under a relevant disciplinary law involving—
(i) termination of employment; or
(ii) reduction of classification level or rank; or
(iii) transfer or redeployment to other employment; or
(iv) reduction of remuneration level; or
(b) a disciplinary declaration under a public sector disciplinary law that states a disciplinary action mentioned in paragraph (a)(i) or (ii) as the disciplinary action that would have been taken against the person if the person's employment had not ended.
service means the Queensland Ambulance Service.
service officer means a person employed under section 13(1).
takes a reprisal means the taking of a reprisal as mentioned in section 36X(3).