Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973
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In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes Norfolk Island, the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the Territory of Christmas Island.
authorised officer, in relation to a provision of this Act, means the Chief Executive Medicare or a Departmental employee who is appointed by the Chief Executive Medicare under section 8M to be an authorised officer for the purposes of that provision.
benefit includes:
(a) a pension, allowance, concession or payment; and
(b) a card entitling its holder to a concession or a payment of any kind.
Chief Executive Centrelink has the same meaning as in the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997.
Chief Executive Medicare means the Chief Executive Medicare referred to in section 4.
constable means a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police or a member of the police force or police service of a State or Territory.
data includes:
(a) information in any form; and
(b) any program (or part of a program).
data held in a computer includes:
(a) data held in any removable data storage device for the time being held in a computer; or
(b) data held in a data storage device on a computer network of which the computer forms a part.
data storage device means a thing containing, or designed to contain, data for use by a computer.
dental benefit has the same meaning as in the Dental Benefits Act 2008.
Departmental employee means:
(a) unless paragraph (b) applies—an APS employee in Services Australia; or
(b) if a Minister other than a Minister administering the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997 administers this provision in relation to a matter—in relation to the matter, an APS employee in the Department that:
(i) is administered by that other Minister; and
(ii) deals with the matter.
Note: APS employee is defined in the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
evidential material means a thing relevant to a relevant offence or relevant civil contravention, including such a thing in an electronic form.