Part 17– Definitions

Part 17 – Definitions

17.1 In this undertaking:

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“Account” means an itemised list of pathology services performed that may be eligible for payment under medicare including a claim for assigned benefits pursuant to the Act;

“Approved Premises” means any premises approved for the purpose of section 23DN (a laboratory) or section 23DNBA (a collection centre) of the Act;

“Authority” means the applicant providing details and undertaking for the purpose of approval as an Approved Pathology Authority (APA) pursuant to section 23DF of the Act;

“Certified” means a copy of a document where the copy has been authenticated by a referee as a true and accurate reproduction of the original. A referee may include persons such as – a member of the Institute of Chartered Accounts, Certified Practising Accountant, Barrister, Solicitor, a legal practitioner, a medical practitioner, justice of the peace and other persons ordinarily qualified to witness a statutory declaration;

“Entity” means a legal entity;

“HIC” means the Health Insurance Commission or a member of staff of the Health Insurance Commission engaged pursuant to subsection 28(1) of the Health Insurance Commission Act 1973;

“Independent body” has the same meaning as in the Health Insurance (Accredited Laboratories – Approval) Principles 2002 as amended from time to time or as included in any legislation made in substitution for those Principles;

“Managing Director” means the person for the time being holding the position titled Managing Director within the Health Insurance Commission and includes an officer holding a valid delegation to make a particular decision in place of the Managing Director;

“Manager Pathology” means the person for the time being holding, acting in, or performing the duties of the position titled Manager Pathology within the Health Insurance Commission;

“Medicare Benefits Schedule Book” means the book published by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing generally in November of each year and forwarded to all medical practitioners;

“Minister” means the Minister of the Commonwealth for the time being administering the Act and includes an officer holding a valid delegation to make a particular decision in place of the Minister;

“Officer” means, except where the reference is to an officer of the Authority,

“Premises” means the premises of the Authority signing this undertaking and shall include laboratory premises, administrative premises, collection centre premises and any other place

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