Agency:
Ambulance Commission of Tasmania
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1959
End Date:
30 Nov 1977
Description:
The Ambulance Commission of Tasmania was constituted under the Ambulance Act of 1959 to make provision for the establishment and administration of ambulance services.;;;;It was abolished under the Ambulance Act of 1977 which passed its functions to an interim Ambulance Authority and 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 1959 & 1977 & Ambulance Service Act 1982
Legislation Administered:
Ambulance Act 1959
Legislation Creating:
Ambulance Act 1959
Legislation Abolishing Agency:
Ambulance Act 1977
Functions Performed:
Health care
Controlled Agencies:
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 |
Northern Districts Ambulance Board (TA316) | 01 Jan 1961 | 31 Dec 1982 |
Subsequent Agencies:
Interim Ambulance Authority (TA378) | 01 Nov 1977 | 31 Jan 1983 |
Series Created By Agency:
AE893 General Correspondence | 01 Feb 1959 | 10 Aug 1994 |
AD655 Minutes of Meetings | 15 Sep 1959 | 31 Dec 1977 |
AE642 Agendas & Supporting Papers | 12 May 1962 | 26 Apr 1965 |
AA541 Miscellaneous Papers relating to Matters Affecting Ambulances and Ambulance Services. | 01 Jan 1963 | 31 Dec 1976 |
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 |
AA538 Correspondence of Vice-Chairman. | 01 Jan 1971 | 31 Jul 1977 |
AA540 Miscellaneous Papers relating to Ambulance Commission Budgets. | 01 Jan 1973 | 31 Dec 1976 |
AA548 Copy of Minutes of Meetings of Tasmanian Combined Ambulance Boards. | 09 Nov 1973 | 09 Nov 1973 |
AA539 Annual Reports | 01 Jul 1974 | 30 Jun 1977 |
AD656 Minutes of Eighth Convention of Australian Ambulance Authorities, Launceston. | 01 Oct 1976 | 31 Oct 1976 |