Agency:
Interim Ambulance Authority
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Nov 1977
End Date:
31 Jan 1983
Description:
The Ambulance Commission of Tasmania was abolished under the Ambulance Act of 1977 which passed the Commission's functions of the establishment and administration of ambulance services on to the new Authority. The 1977 Act also passed to the interim Authority the responsiblity to provide for the election of employee representatives as members of ambulance boards. ;;;;This interim Authority continued until the Tasmanian Ambulance Service was constituted under the Ambulance Service Act 1982.
Information Sources:
Ambulance Act 1977, Ambulance Service Act 1982
Legislation Administered:
Ambulance Act 1978, Ambulance Amendment Act 1979, Ambulance Amendment Act (No.2) 1979, Ambulance Amendment Act 1980, Ambulance Amendment Act (No.2) 1980, Ambulance Amendment Act (No.3) 1980, Ambulance Amendment Act 1981
Legislation Creating:
Ambulance Act 1977
Legislation Abolishing Agency:
Ambulance Service Act 1982
Functions Performed:
Health care
Controlled Agencies:
| Northern Districts Ambulance Board (TA316) | 01 Jan 1961 | 31 Dec 1982 |
| Devonport and District Ambulance Board (TA381) | 01 Jan 1960 | 31 Dec 1983 |
| Ambulance Board of Southern Tasmania (TA382) | 01 Jan 1960 | 31 Dec 1983 |
| Burnie and District Ambulance Board (TA383) | 01 Jan 1960 | 31 Dec 1983 |
Controlling Agencies:
| Department of Health Services (TA23) | 01 Aug 1956 | 17 Jul 1989 |
Previous Agencies:
| Ambulance Commission of Tasmania (TA379) | 01 Jan 1959 | 30 Nov 1977 |
Subsequent Agencies:
| Ambulance Tasmania (TA377) | 01 Jan 1983 |
Series Created By Agency:
| AE893 General Correspondence | 01 Feb 1959 | 10 Aug 1994 |
| AD654 Files relating to Ambulance Buildings, Equipment, Municipal Ambulances and Staff. | 01 Jan 1963 | 31 Dec 1978 |
| AE961 Register of Ambulance Commissioners and State Ambulance Board Members | 01 Jul 1967 | 31 Aug 1981 |
| AD657 Minutes of Meetings. | 12 Jun 1978 | 21 Jul 1980 |