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Transparency in Government Bill 2015

TABLE OF PROVISIONSClause Page

Part 1—Preliminary 1

1 Purpose 12 Commencement 23 Definitions 24 Objective 5

Part 2—Response times 7

5 Meaning of response time 76 Minister to cause quarterly publication of response time data in

relation to ambulance services 87 Minister to cause quarterly publication of response time data in

relation to MFESB services 98 Minister to cause quarterly publication of response time data in

relation to CFA services 109 Quarterly reporting by emergency service unreasonable in case

of major emergency or capacity materially impacted 11

Part 3—Statement of priorities 14

Division 1—Publication of statement of priorities 14

10 Publication of statement of priorities—ambulance service 1411 Publication of statement of priorities—public health service 1512 Publication of statement of priorities—denominational hospital 17

Division 2—Quarterly reporting requirements 18

13 Public health service performance data quarterly reports 1814 Denominational hospitals performance data quarterly reports 1915 Quarterly reports in circumstances where statement of priorities

not agreed to—public health service 2016 Quarterly reports in circumstances where statement of priorities

not agreed to—denominational hospital 2117 Performance indicators against which performance to be

assessed for quarterly reporting purposes 22

Division 3—Exceptions to quarterly reporting requirements 24

18 Quarterly report not practical for excepted performance indicators 24

PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA

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19 Quarterly reporting by public health service or denominational hospital unreasonable in case of major emergency or capacity materially impacted 25

Part 4—General 27

20 Information reporting periods and publication dates 2721 Consolidation of reports and updates 2722 Provision of additional information 28

Part 5—Regulations 29

23 Regulations 29

Part 6—Amendment of Ambulance Services Act 1986 31

24 When statement of priorities to be prepared 3125 Repeal amending Part 31

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Endnotes 32

1 General information 32

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A Bill for an Act to facilitate regular public reporting of performance related data in relation to certain emergency and health services and to

ensure transparency in relation to the delivery of those services and for other purposes.

The Parliament of Victoria enacts:

Part 1—Preliminary1 Purpose

The purpose of this Act is—

(a) to facilitate regular public reporting of performance related data in relation to certain emergency and health services; and

(b) to ensure transparency in relation to the delivery of those services.

2 Commencement

Introduced in the Assembly



PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA

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(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into operation on a day or days to be proclaimed.

(2) If a provision of this Act does not come into operation before 1 July 2016, it comes into operation on that day.

3 Definitions

In this Act—

ambulance service has the same meaning as in the Ambulance Services Act 1986;

appliance means—

(a) any firefighting or emergency response vehicle that is used by—

(i) a member or operational employee of the CFA; or

(ii) an operational staff member of the MFESB; or

(b) any vehicle used by an operational staff member of an ambulance service;

board of a public health service means a board of directors established in respect of a public health service under section 65S of the Health Services Act 1988;

board of an ambulance service means a board of directors established in respect of an ambulance service under section 17 of the Ambulance Services Act 1986;

call processing time means the time interval commencing from when the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority answers a call for emergency assistance to the dispatch of an appliance of the relevant emergency service;

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CFA means the Country Fire Authority established under the Country Fire Authority Act 1958;

CFA services means services provided by the CFA;

complex emergency incident means an emergency incident prescribed for the purposes of section 5(2)(b) and (3)(b);

Council has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1989;

country area of Victoria has the same meaning as in the Country Fire Authority Act 1958;

denominational hospital has the same meaning as in the Health Services Act 1988;

emergency incident means a high priority incident requiring time critical attendance by an emergency service and includes any emergency incident prescribed for the purposes of this definition;

Emergency Management Victoria has the same meaning as in the Emergency Management Act 2013;

emergency service means any or all of the following—

(a) an ambulance service;

(b) CFA;

(c) MFESB;

Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority means the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority established under section 5 of the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority Act 2004;

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fire service means—

(a) CFA; or

(b) MFESB;

major emergency has the same meaning as in the Emergency Management Act 2013;

metropolitan district has the same meaning as in the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958;

MFESB means the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board established under the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958;

MFESB services means services provided by the MFESB;

municipal district means the district under the local government of a Council;

notification statement means a statement made under section 10(2) or 11(2);

operational staff member, in relation to an ambulance service, has the same meaning as in the Ambulance Services Act 1986;

public health service has the same meaning as in the Health Services Act 1988;

publication date means the date of publication specified in column 2 of the table to section 20(1) for a report prepared or statement made in respect of a quarter specified in column 1 of that table;

quarter means a period specified in column 1 of the table to section 20(1);

response time has the meaning given by section 5;

rolling information period means the period specified in section 20(2);

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statement of priorities means any of the following—

(a) in relation to an ambulance service, a statement of priorities prepared under section 22F of the Ambulance Services Act 1986;

(b) in relation to a denominational hospital, a statement of priorities prepared under section 44A of the Health Services Act 1988;

(c) in relation to a public health service, a statement of priorities prepared under section 65ZFA of the Health Services Act 1988;

50th percentile, in relation to response times, means the response time at or below which 50 per cent of emergency incidents are responded to;

90th percentile, in relation to response times, means the response time at or below which 90 per cent of emergency incidents are responded to.

4 Objective

The objective of this Act is to facilitate transparency in Government by—

(a) making information about performance that is required by this Act readily and continuously available to the public; and

(b) providing that information in easy to understand, relevant and meaningful formats; and

(c) encouraging the provision of additional information in reports required under this Act; and

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(d) improving the accountability and performance of certain emergency and health services by enabling greater public scrutiny based on the information provided under this Act.

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Part 2—Response times5 Meaning of response time

(1) The response time, in relation to ambulance services, means the time taken from receipt of a call by the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority to the first arrival at the scene of an emergency incident by an operational staff member.

(2) The response time in relation to MFESB services in the metropolitan district means the time taken from receipt of a call by the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority to the arrival of—

(a) in the case of an emergency incident, the first appliance at the scene of the emergency incident; or

(b) in the case of a complex emergency incident, the first prescribed appliance at the scene of the emergency incident prescribed for the purposes of this section as a complex emergency incident.

(3) The response time in relation to CFA services in the country area of Victoria means the time taken from receipt of a call by the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority to the arrival of—

(a) in the case of an emergency incident, the first appliance at the scene of the emergency incident; or

(b) in the case of a complex emergency incident, the first prescribed appliance at the scene of the emergency incident prescribed for the purposes of this section as a complex emergency incident.

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(4) The response times for an emergency incident prescribed for the purposes of this section may exclude the call processing time only if the regulations provide for the exclusion of the call processing time for an emergency incident of that type.

6 Minister to cause quarterly publication of response time data in relation to ambulance services

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister administering the Ambulance Services Act 1986 must cause a report to be prepared specifying—

(a) the 50th percentile response time by municipal district for ambulance services in the relevant rolling information period; and

(b) the 90th percentile response time by municipal district for ambulance services in the relevant rolling information period.

(2) If there are less than 10 incidents for any emergency incident type in a municipal district for the rolling information period, the report under subsection (1) may specify the incident response time for each incident instead of the 50th percentile response time and the 90th percentile response time.

(3) Subject to section 9, the Minister administering the Ambulance Services Act 1986 must cause a report prepared under this section to be published by the publication date on a website managed and administered by the relevant government department.

(4) For the purposes of causing the preparation and publication of a report under this section, the Minister administering the Ambulance Services Act 1986 may request a board of an ambulance service—




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(a) to give the Minister any relevant information in any form specified by the Minister; and

(b) to provide assistance generally for the purposes of preparing a report under this section.

(5) A board of an ambulance service must comply with any request made under subsection (4) by the Minister administering the Ambulance Services Act 1986.

7 Minister to cause quarterly publication of response time data in relation to MFESB services

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister administering the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958 must cause a report to be prepared specifying—

(a) the 50th percentile response time by municipal district for MFESB services in the relevant rolling information period; and

(b) the 90th percentile response time by municipal district for MFESB services in the relevant rolling information period.


(3) Subject to section 9, the Minister administering the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958 must cause a report prepared under subsection (1) to be published by the publication date on a website managed and administered by Emergency Management Victoria.




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(4) For the purposes of causing the preparation and publication of a report under this section, the Minister administering the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958 may request the MFESB—



(5) The MFESB must comply with any request made under subsection (4) by the Minister administering the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958.

8 Minister to cause quarterly publication of response time data in relation to CFA services

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister administering the Country Fire Authority Act 1958 must cause a report to be prepared specifying—

(a) the 50th percentile response time by municipal district for CFA services in the relevant rolling information period; and

(b) the 90th percentile response time by municipal district for CFA services in the relevant rolling information period.





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(3) Subject to section 9, the Minister administering the Country Fire Authority Act 1958 must cause a report prepared under subsection (1) to be published by the publication date on a website managed and administered by Emergency Management Victoria.

(4) For the purposes of causing the preparation and publication of a report under this section, the Minister administering the Country Fire Authority Act 1958 may request the CFA—



(5) The CFA must comply with any request made under subsection (4) by the Minister administering the Country Fire Authority Act 1958.

9 Quarterly reporting by emergency service unreasonable in case of major emergency or capacity materially impacted

(1) A Minister who is required to cause the preparation and publication of a report under this Part in relation to each rolling information period may delay the preparation and publication of that report if the Minister is of the opinion that—

(a) preparation and publication of the report by the publication date would unreasonably divert the resources of an emergency service from a major emergency; or

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Minister to cause the preparation and publication of the report by the publication date.

(2) The Minister may delay the publication of multiple reports in respect of multiple rolling information periods under subsection (1).

(3) If the Minister delays the publication of a report under subsection (1), the Minister must—

(a) make a statement specifying that the report will not be published on or by the publication date and the reason for this; and

(b) publish the statement specified in paragraph (a)—

(i) on or by the publication date for each rolling information period in respect of which a report is not published; and

(ii) on a website managed and administered by the relevant government department or Emergency Management Victoria.

(4) If the publication of a report prepared in accordance with this Part is delayed under subsection (1), the Minister must ensure—

(a) if the publication of only one report is delayed, that the report is published as soon as practicable after the publication date for the last rolling information period in respect of which publication has been delayed but not later than the publication date for the report due in respect of the next rolling information period; or




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(b) if the publication of multiple reports is delayed, that all the reports in respect of which publication has been delayed are published on the same day being a day as soon as practicable after the publication date for the last rolling information period in respect of which publication has been delayed but not later than the publication date for the report due in respect of the next rolling information period.




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Part 3—Statement of priorities

Division 1—Publication of statement of priorities10 Publication of statement of priorities—ambulance

service

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister administering the Ambulance Services Act 1986 must cause any statement of priorities for an ambulance service to be published on or before 1 November in the financial year to which the statement of priorities relates on a website managed and administered by the relevant government department

(2) If the board of an ambulance service and the Minister administering the Ambulance Services Act 1986 fail to agree on a statement of priorities in a period that would allow for publication of the statement of priorities by 1 November, the Minister must cause—

(a) a notification statement to be made specifying that a statement of priorities will not be published by 1 November in respect of that financial year and the reason for the delay; and

(b) the notification statement to be published by 1 November on a website managed and administered by the relevant Government Department.

(3) In the circumstances specified in subsection (2), the Minister administering the Ambulance Services Act 1986 must cause the statement of priorities of the ambulance service to be published on a website managed and administered by the relevant government department as soon as practicable after the statement of priorities is




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agreed to by the Minister and the board of an ambulance service but not later than one month after the statement of priorities has been agreed to.

(4) If the statement of priorities of an ambulance service is varied under section 22F of the Ambulance Services Act 1986, the Minister administering that Act must cause the statement of priorities, as varied, to be published on a website managed and administered by the relevant government department as soon as practicable but not later than one month after the variation was agreed to.

(5) The Minister administering the Ambulance Services Act 1986 must cause a table to be published on a website managed and administered by the relevant government department on or by each publication date containing any updated performance indicator target against the relevant performance indicator specified in the notice issued under section 17(1).

11 Publication of statement of priorities—public health service

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 must cause the statement of priorities for a public health service to be published on a website managed and administered by the relevant government department on or before 1 November in the financial year to which the statement of priorities relates.

(2) If the board of a public health service and the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 fail to agree on a statement of priorities in a period that would allow for publication of the statement of priorities by 1 November, the Minister must cause—




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(a) a notification statement to be made specifying that a statement of priorities will not be published by 1 November in respect of that financial year and the reason for the delay; and

(b) the notification statement to be published by 1 November on a website managed and administered by the relevant government department.

(3) In the circumstances specified in subsection (2), the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 must cause the statement of priorities of the public health service to be published on a website managed and administered by the relevant government department as soon as practicable after the statement of priorities is agreed to by the Minister and the board of a public health service but not later than one month after the statement of priorities has been agreed to.

(4) If the statement of priorities of a public health service is varied under section 65ZFA of the Health Services Act 1988, the Minister administering that Act must cause the statement of priorities, as varied, to be published on a website managed and administered by the relevant government department as soon as practicable but not later than one month after the variation was agreed to.

(5) The Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 must cause a table to be published on a website managed and administered by the relevant government department on or by each publication date containing any updated performance indicator target against the relevant performance indicator specified in the notice issued under section 17(1).




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12 Publication of statement of priorities—denominational hospital

(1) Subject to subsection (2), if the board of a denominational hospital and the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 have agreed to a statement of priorities under section 44A of that Act, the Minister must cause that statement of priorities to be published on a website managed and administered by the relevant government department on or before 1 November in the financial year to which the statement of priorities relates.

(2) If the board of a denominational hospital and the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 have not agreed to a statement of priorities in a period that would allow for publication in accordance with subsection (1), however a statement of priorities is later agreed to by the board and the Minister in that financial year, the Minister must cause the statement of priorities to be published on a website managed and administered by the relevant government department as soon as practicable after that agreement but not later than one month after that agreement.

(3) If the statement of priorities of a denominational hospital is varied under the Health Services Act 1988, the Minister administering that Act must cause the statement of priorities, as varied, to be published on a website administered by the relevant government department as soon as practicable but not later than one month after the variation was agreed to.

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date containing any updated performance indicator target against the relevant performance indicator specified in the notice issued under section 17(1).

Division 2—Quarterly reporting requirements13 Public health service performance data quarterly

reports

(1) Subject to Division 3, the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 must cause the preparation of a report setting out data in respect of each quarter of the performance of a public health service against the performance indicators in the statement of priorities and which have also been specified in the notice issued under section 17(1).

(2) The Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 must cause a report prepared under this section to be published by the publication date on a website managed and administered by the relevant government department.

(3) A report prepared under this section may present data in respect of individual hospitals that constitute the public health service.

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(5) The board of a public health service must comply with any request made under subsection (4) by the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988.

14 Denominational hospitals performance data quarterly reports

(1) Subject to Division 3, the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 must cause the preparation of a report setting out data in respect of each quarter of the performance of a denominational hospital against the performance indicators in the statement of priorities and which have also been specified in the notice issued under section 17(1).

(2) The Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 must cause a report prepared under this section to be published by the publication date on a website managed and administered by the relevant government department.

(3) A report prepared under this section may present data in respect of individual hospitals that constitute the denominational hospital.

(4) For the purposes of causing the preparation and publication of a report under this section, the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 may request the board of a denominational hospital—



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(4) by the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988.

15 Quarterly reports in circumstances where statement of priorities not agreed to—public health service

(1) If the board of a public health service and the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 fail to agree on a statement of priorities which would have allowed a report to be prepared and published under section 13, the Minister may cause a report setting out data in respect of the performance of a public health service against any relevant performance indicators specified in accordance with section 17—

(a) to be prepared for each quarter in respect of which the statement of priorities has not been agreed to; and

(b) to be published on a website managed and administered by the relevant government department by the publication date in respect of each quarter to which paragraph (a) applies.

(2) If a statement of priorities is agreed to by the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 and the board of a public health service, the Minister must cause a report setting out the data in respect of the performance of the public health service against the performance indicators in the statement of priorities and which have also been specified in the notice issued under section 17(1)—

(a) to be prepared in respect of the next full quarter following the statement of priorities being agreed to; and

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department by the publication date in respect of the next full quarter.

(3) For the purposes of causing the preparation and publication of a report under this section, the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 may request the board of a public health service—



(4) The board of a public health service must comply with any request made under subsection (3) by the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988.

16 Quarterly reports in circumstances where statement of priorities not agreed to—denominational hospital

(1) If the board of a denominational hospital and the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 have not agreed to a statement of priorities, the Minister may cause a report setting out data in respect of the performance of a denominational hospital against any relevant performance indicators specified in accordance with section 17.

(2) If the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 causes the preparation of a report under subsection (1), the report should—

(a) be prepared for each quarter in respect of which the statement of priorities has not been agreed to; and

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department by the publication date in respect of each quarter to which paragraph (a) applies.

(3) If a statement of priorities is agreed to by the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 and the board of the denominational hospital, the Minister must cause a report setting out the data in respect of the performance of the denominational hospital against the performance indicators in the statement of priorities and which have also been specified in the notice issued under section 17(1)—

(a) to be prepared in respect of the next full quarter following the statement of priorities being agreed to; and

(b) to be published on a website managed and administered by the relevant government department by the publication date in respect of the next full quarter.

(4) For the purposes of causing the preparation and publication of a report under this section, the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 may request the board of a denominational hospital—



(5) The board of a denominational hospital must comply with any request made under subsection (4) by the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988.

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(1) The Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 must issue a notice specifying the performance indicators against which performance may be assessed and monitored and that must be reported on in a report prepared under this Division.

(2) A notice issued under subsection (1) may specify performance indicators from the prescribed performance categories.

(3) A notice issued under subsection (1)—

(a) must be published in the Government Gazette; and

(b) must be published on a website managed and administered by the relevant government department; and

(c) has effect on and after the day specified in the notice being a day—

(i) not earlier than the day of publication of the notice in the Government Gazette; and

(ii) that allows for sufficient time for the specified performance indicators to be reported on in the report for the next full quarter following publication of the notice.

(4) For the purposes of this section, the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 must—

(a) after the commencement of this Division, issue a notice under subsection (1) that would allow for the preparation and publication of a report under this Division by the first publication date that is to apply after the commencement of this Division; and




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(b) after issuing a notice in accordance with paragraph (a), issue any subsequent notice under this section from time to time as required.

Division 3—Exceptions to quarterly reporting requirements

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(1) This section applies if the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 is of the opinion that the reporting of data under section 13 or 14 (as appropriate) by the publication date is not practical for a particular performance indicator (an excepted performance indicator).

(2) If this section applies, the Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 may determine an alternative reporting timetable for data in respect of the excepted performance indicator.

(3) The Minister administering the Health Services Act 1988 must ensure that any alternative reporting timetable of data in respect of an excepted performance indicator is explained—

(a) in all reports caused to be prepared and published under section 13 or 14 (as appropriate) after the Minister has made the determination; and

(b) in a statement published on a website managed and administered by the relevant government department at the same time each report is published.

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(a) the excepted performance indicator in respect of which data will not be provided in the report in accordance with section 13 or 14; and

(b) the alternative reporting timetable for data in respect of the excepted performance indicator; and

(c) the reasons for the Minister's opinion that it would not be practical to provide data in respect of the excepted performance indicator in accordance with section 13 or 14.

19 Quarterly reporting by public health service or denominational hospital unreasonable in case of major emergency or capacity materially impacted

(1) A Minister who is required to cause the preparation and publication of a report in respect of a quarter under Division 2 or this Division may delay the preparation and publication of that report if the Minister is of the opinion that—

(a) preparation and publication of the report by the publication date would unreasonably divert the resources of a public health service or denominational hospital from a major emergency; or

(b) prolonged and sustained industrial action has had a material impact on the capacity of a public health service or denominational hospital to provide the Minister with information and assistance generally for the purposes of enabling the Minister to cause the preparation and publication of the report by the publication date.

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(3) If the Minister delays the publication of a report under subsection (1), the Minister must—

(a) make a statement specifying that the report will not be published on or by the publication date for each quarter a report is not published and the reason for this; and

(b) publish the statement specified in paragraph (a)—

(i) on or by the publication date for each quarter the report is not published; and

(ii) on a website managed and administered by the relevant government department.

(4) If the publication of a report prepared in accordance with Division 2 or this Division is delayed under subsection (1), the Minister must ensure—

(a) if the publication of only one report is delayed, that the report is published as soon as practicable after the publication date for the last quarter in respect of which publication has been delayed but not later than the publication date for the report due in respect of the next quarter; or

(b) if the publication of multiple reports is delayed, that all the reports in respect of which publication has been delayed are published on the same day being a day as soon as practicable after the publication date for the last quarter in respect of which publication has been delayed but not later than the publication date for the report due in respect of the next quarter.




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Part 4—General20 Information reporting periods and publication dates

(1) Subject to subsection (2), unless otherwise provided in this Act, the following table applies to any report prepared or statement made in accordance with Part 2 and Divisions 2 and 3 of Part 3.

Column 1Quarterly information period

Column 2Publication date

1 July to 30 September 1 November

1 October to 31 December 1 February

1 January to 31 March 1 May

1 April to 30 June 1 August

(2) Despite anything to the contrary in this Act, for the purposes of the publication of a report in Part 2 on a relevant publication date, the 4 quarterly information periods preceding that relevant publication date (the relevant rolling information period) apply.

21 Consolidation of reports and updates

(1) Any report prepared in accordance with Part 2 in respect of a rolling information period, and Divisions 2 and 3 of Part 3 in respect of a quarter, may be updated at any time following the release of each subsequent report for a relevant period until the final end of year consolidation of data.

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22 Provision of additional information

(1) A report prepared under this Act may provide any additional information—

(a) that assists in the understanding of the report and the data reported on; and

(b) that relates to the performance of an emergency service, public health service or denominational hospital generally.

(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), additional information may include—

(a) information that provides background, context or explanation in relation to the data reported on; and

(b) a description of any policies, programs or circumstances relevant to the data reported on; and

(c) any other data that may be relevant to the performance of the emergency service, public health service or denominational hospital to which the report relates.




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Part 5—Regulations23 Regulations

(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to—

(a) prescribing emergency incidents in respect of which the response time data of the ambulance services, MFESB services or CFA services are to be reported; and

(b) prescribing complex emergency incidents for the purposes of section 5(2)(b) and (3)(b); and

(c) prescribing the appliances required to attend complex emergency incidents; and

(d) prescribing performance categories for the purposes of section 17(2); and

(e) generally any matter or thing required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Act.

(2) Regulations made under this Act may—

(a) be of general or limited application; and

(b) differ according to differences in time, place and circumstance; and

(c) confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on—

(i) a specified person or body; or

(ii) a specified class of person or body; and

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(i) whether unconditionally or on specified conditions; and

(ii) either wholly or to such an extent as is specified.





24 When statement of priorities to be prepared

At the foot of section 22F(5) of the Ambulance Services Act 1986 insert—"Note

See section 10 of the Transparency in Government Act 2015 which requires the publication of a statement of priorities prepared under this section.".

25 Repeal amending Part

This Part is repealed on 1 July 2017.Note

The repeal of this Part does not affect the continuing operation of the amendment made by it (see section 15(1) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984).

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Endnotes1 General information

See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current authorised versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.

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http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/

By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria.

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