Ambulance Service Regulations 2026
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Ambulance Service Act 1982 .
26 October 2026CAROLINE WELLS
Governor
By Her Excellency's Command,
BRIDGET ARCHER
Minister for Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing
These regulations may be cited as the Ambulance Service Regulations 2026 .
These regulations take effect on 16 November 2026.
The Commissioner, with the approval of the Minister, may pay to any person, in respect of voluntary services rendered by that person to the Commissioner, any amount that the Commissioner considers reasonable in a manner that the Commissioner considers appropriate.
4. Reimbursing volunteer ambulance officers
(1) The Commissioner, on the recommendation of a regional manager, may reimburse a volunteer ambulance officer who has incurred out-of-pocket expenses, while providing ambulance services, any amount that the Commissioner considers appropriate.(2) A regional manager may reimburse a volunteer ambulance officer who has incurred out-of-pocket expenses, while providing ambulance services, any amount that the regional manager considers appropriate, if the reimbursement is in accordance with a policy determined by the Commissioner.
5. Interstate ambulance services
For the purposes of section 38A of the Ambulance Service Act 1982 , each of the following ambulance services is prescribed for the purposes of the definition of interstate service in that section:(a) the Ambulance Service of NSW within the meaning of the Health Services Act 1997 of New South Wales;(b) the Ambulance Service – Victoria within the meaning of the Ambulance Services Act 1986 of Victoria;(c) the Queensland Ambulance Service established by section 3A of the Ambulance Service Act 1991 of Queensland;(d) the SA Ambulance Service Inc continued by section 49 of the Health Care Act 2008 of South Australia;(e) the ACT Ambulance Service established by section 40 of the Emergencies Act 2004 of the Australian Capital Territory;(f) St John Ambulance Western Australia Ltd (ABN 55 028 468 715);(g) St John Ambulance Australia NT Inc (ABN 85 502 986 808).
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 4 November 2026
These regulations are administered in the Department of Health.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations –(a) provide for payment to volunteers, and reimbursement to volunteer ambulance officers, in certain circumstances, for ambulance services and voluntary services provided under the Ambulance Service Act 1982 ; and(b) are made consequentially on the repeal of the Ambulance Service Regulations 2016 under section 11 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1992 .