4Definitions

4 Definitions

In this Act:

AI register means the Australian Immunisation Register.

approved form means a form approved under subsection 29(1).

arrangement includes a contract or deed.

Chief Executive Medicare has the same meaning as in the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973.

civil penalty provision has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act.

commercial‑in‑confidence has the meaning given by section 5.

family assistance has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999.

general practitioner has the same meaning as in the Health Insurance Act 1973.

healthcare identifier has the same meaning as in the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010.

healthcare identifier information for a person has the meaning given by section 5B.

legal personal representative, of an individual, means:

(a) a parent or guardian of the individual, if the individual is under the age of 18 years; or
(b) a trustee of an estate of the individual, if the individual is under a legal disability; or
(c) a person who holds an enduring power of attorney granted by the individual.

parent: without limiting who is a parent of anyone for the purposes of this Act, a person is the parent of another person if the other person is a child of the person within the meaning of the Family Law Act 1975.

personal information has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 1988.

prescribed body means a person prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this definition.

protected information means personal information, relevant identifying information or information that is commercial‑in‑confidence, to the extent that this information:

(a) is obtained under, or in accordance with, this Act; or
(b) is derived from a record of information that was made under, or in accordance with, this Act; or
(c) is derived from a disclosure or use of information that was made under, or in accordance with, this Act.

provider identification information has the meaning given by section 5A.