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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
MINISTER FOR HEALTH
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION NO. 421
Ambulance Service
Mr Moore - asked the Minister for Health on notice on 28 May 1991:
1. How many ambulances are available for use at sporting events.
2. How many of these ambulances are booked regularly and/or in advance.
3. What fees are charged for attendance at these events.
4. Have these ambulances been unable to attend or have been late in arriving at these sporting events; if so, (a) on how many occasions has this occurred; (b) what are the reasons for these late arrivals or absences; (c) will the number of ambulance units, and consequently crews, be increased to counteract this insufficiency; (d) what refunds or waiving of fees are offered as a result of this lack of service; (e) how many complaints have you received from sporting bodies about the late arrival of emergency vehicles; (f) what responses have you made to those complaints.
5. What injuries to livestock and humans have resulted from poor attendance of emergency vehicles at sporting venues.
MR BERRY - The answer to Mr Moores question is as follows:
1. There is no specific set number of ambulances assigned to sporting events. The ACT Ambulance Service operates four operational units, staffed by two Officers on each unit. Should a sporting body or organisation require an Ambulance to attend their event, then arrangements outside the four restated units are made. That is, additional staff are restated on duty to specifically attend sporting commitments. The number of events will determine the number of additional crews restated on duty to attend.
2. The ACT Ambulance Service has two sporting bodies who regularly contract the Service to attend. These are the ACT Racing Club and the ACT Harness Association. The ACT Racing Club has 31 race meetings for 1991 and 10 Barrier Trials per year (1991): The ACT Harness Club events during .1991 consist of 13 Saturday nights, 1 Saturday afternoon, 2 Friday nights and 1 Sunday afternoon.
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