2Interpretation

2 Interpretation

(1) In these Regulations:

ACRRM means the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine.

Appeal Committee means the General Practice Recognition Appeal Committee established under the Health Insurance (Vocational Registration of General Practitioners) Regulations.

approved collection centre has the same meaning as in Part IIA of the Act.

collaborative arrangement:

(a) for a participating midwife—means a collaborative arrangement mentioned in regulation 2C; or
(b) for a participating nurse practitioner—means a collaborative arrangement mentioned in regulation 2F.

Complaints Unit means the Complaints Unit of the Department of Health of New South Wales.

Health Department means the Department administered by the Minister responsible for administering these regulations.

identification number, in relation to a licensed collection centre, means the identification number allocated to the centre under section 23DNF of the Act.

investigation means:

(a) in relation to the Chief Executive Medicare—the investigation by the Chief Executive Medicare of:
(i) a contravention, or possible contravention, of the Act or these regulations; or
(ii) the provision, or possible provision, of:
(A) excessive pathology services; or
(B) services that are excessive services within the meaning of Division 3 or 3A of Part V of the Act; or
(b) in relation to the Complaints Unit—the investigation by the Unit of a complaint under the Medical Practitioners Act 1938 of New South Wales.

(K) item means an item of the diagnostic imaging services table that includes the symbol (K) at the end of the item.

Medical Board means an authority specified in Part 4 or 5 of Schedule 3.

National Law means the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law set out in the Schedule to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (Qld).

(NK) item means an item of the diagnostic imaging services table that includes the symbol (NK) at the end of the item.

Nursing and Midwifery Board means the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia established under section 31 of the National Law.