Automated External Defibrillators Bill 2022 What does it mean to you?

What does it mean to you?

A bill for “An Act to require the installation and registration of Automated External Defibrillators in certain buildings, facilities and vehicles and for other purposes” was introduced 7 September 2022. and passed in both houses in early 2023.

By 1st January 2025 you need to have a automated external defibrillator available in a facility or designated building.

Mr Pangallo said it was an indisputable fact that quick access to a defibrillator dramatically improved a person’s chance of surviving a heart attack. “For every minute that defibrillation is delayed, the chance of survival decreases by 10 per cent,” he said.

• a public building or facility;
• a prescribed sporting facility;
• a school, tertiary institution or education facility that provides skills training;
• a correctional institution (within the meaning of the Correctional Services Act 1982) or custodial police station (within the meaning of section 78 of the Summary Offences Act 1953);
• a retirement village (within the meaning of the Retirement Villages Act 2016);
• a facility that provides residential care within the meaning of the Aged Care Act 1997 of the Commonwealth;
• a caravan park;
• a residential park (within the meaning of the Residential Parks Act 2007) occupied (or that allows for occupation) by more than 12 residents;
• a casino or other venue where gambling is authorised, other than a venue where the only gambling authorised is the selling and buying of lottery tickets;
• a theatre or other venue where artistic or cultural performances are provided;
• a building or facility, or class of building or facility, prescribed by the regulations.
• a building with a floor area of more than 600 m