4Interpretation

#### 4 Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears: > Account means the Medical Research Endowment Account continued in existence by section 49. > CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the NHMRC referred to in section 6. > chief officer means: (a) in relation to a Commonwealth authority—the person having principal responsibility for the administration of the authority; and (b) in relation to a State or Territory Department or authority—the person having principal responsibility for the administration of the Department or authority. > Commissioner means the Commissioner of Complaints referred to in section 55 and includes a person appointed under section 76 to act as the Commissioner of Complaints in relation to a particular complaint. > committee means a Principal Committee or a working committee. > Commonwealth authority means a body, whether incorporated or not, established by, or by or under a law of, the Commonwealth. > Commonwealth Department means a Department of State of the Commonwealth. > Council means the Council of the NHMRC referred to in section 20. > court includes a tribunal, authority or person having power to require a person to produce documents or answer questions. > Embryo Research Licensing Committee of the NHMRC means the Embryo Research Licensing Committee of the NHMRC established by section 13 of the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002. > human research guidelines means guidelines for the conduct of medical research involving humans. > information provider has the meaning given by subsection 80(1). > interest means any direct or indirect, pecuniary or non‑pecuniary interest. > interim guidelines means guidelines issued by the CEO under paragraph 7(1)(a) in the circumstances referred to in subsection 14(1), (3) or (5). > interim human research guidelines means human research guidelines issued by the CEO under paragraph 7(1)(a) in the circumstances referred to in subsection 14(1) or (5). > interim regulatory recommendation means a regulatory recommendation made in the circumstances referred to in subsection 14(1) or (3). > medical research includes the laboratory‑based or clinical study, or group or community‑based study of the causes, treatment and prevention of human diseases and also includes dental research. > member: (a) of the Council—includes the Chair of the Council; and (b) of a committee—includes the Chair of that committee. > NHMRC means the National Health and Medical Research Council. > NHMRC officer has the meaning given by subsection 80(1). > Principal Committee means a committee established, or taken to be established, by the Minister under section 35. > public health research includes the study of the health of a community or population for purposes directed at improving or protecting the health of that community or population. > regulatory recommendation means a recommendation of the CEO that is intended to be given legal effect in a State by legislation of that State. > reviewable action means: (a) action taken by the CEO or any delegate of the CEO in the performance of the CEO’s function under paragraph 7(1)(c) in relation to an application for funding made on or after 24 June 1993; or (b) action taken by the Research Committee in the performance of its function under paragraph 35(2)(a) in relation to an application for funding made on or after 24 June 1993; and includes any unreasonable delay by the CEO or Committee in relation to his, her or its consideration of such an application or any failure or refusal of the CEO or Committee to consider such an application. > staff of the NHMRC means the staff referred to in section 45. > State or Territory authority means a body, whether incorporated or not, established by a State or Territory, or by or under a law of a State or Territory. > State or Territory Department means a Department of State of a State or Territory. > Territory means the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory. > working committee means a committee established under section 39.