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Health Administration Act 1982
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#### 21A Definitions
21A Definitions
> In this Part—
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> assessor means an assessor appointed under Division 2.
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> health practitioner has the same meaning it has in the [Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-86a).
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> health service includes any administrative or other service related to a health service.
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> impairment has the same meaning it has in the [Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-86a).
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> incident reviewer—see section 21L.
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> performance or impairment issue, in relation to a health practitioner, means—
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> > (a) professional misconduct, unsatisfactory professional conduct or unsatisfactory professional performance by the health practitioner, or
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> > (b) the health practitioner suffering from an impairment.
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> professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct have the same meanings as they have in Part 8 of the [Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-86a).
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> relevant health services organisation—see section 21B.
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> reportable incident means an incident of a type prescribed by the regulations or set out in a document adopted by the regulations.
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> serious adverse event review means a root cause analysis or any other type of review prescribed by the regulations.
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> serious adverse event review team means a serious adverse event review team appointed under Division 3.
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> unsatisfactory professional performance means professional performance that is unsatisfactory within the meaning of Division 5 of Part 8 of the [Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-86a).
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> **s 21A:** Ins 2018 No 2, Sch 1\[2\].