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17. In this Reporting Standard:
(a) unless the contrary intention appears, words and expressions have the meanings given to them in Prudential Standard HPS 001 Definitions (HPS 001); and
(b) the following definitions are applicable:
AASB references relate to the Australian Accounting Standards made by the Australian Accounting Standards Board;
APRA means the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority established under the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998;
capital standards means the prudential standards which relate to capital adequacy, as defined in HPS 001;
officer has the same meaning as in the Act;
private health insurer has the same meaning as in the Act; and
reporting period means a period mentioned in paragraph 6 or, if applicable, paragraph 7; and
the Act means the Private Health Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2015.
18. Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to an Act, Prudential Standard, Reporting Standard, Australian Accounting or Auditing Standard is a reference to the instrument as in force from time to time.