5Interpretation

5 Interpretation

(1) In this Determination:

Act means the National Health Act 1953.

all relevant times means:

(a) on the day on which the application was made; and
(b) the day on which the application is considered by the Authority.

application means an application under section 90 of the Act referred to the Authority.

Note: This Determination divides applications for approvals in relation to proposed premises into 2 classes:

 applications that involve the cancellation of an existing approval (see Part 1 of Schedule 1); and
 applications that do not involve the cancellation of an existing approval (see Part 2 of Schedule 1).

approved premises has the meaning given by subsection 6(1).

commercial establishment has the meaning given by section 7.

existing approval has the meaning given by paragraph 10(a).

existing premises has the meaning given by paragraph 10(a).

facility means:

(a) a small shopping centre; or
(b) a large shopping centre; or
(c) a large medical centre; or
(d) a large private hospital.

full-time means:

(a) for a prescribing medical practitioner, providing the services of a prescribing medical practitioner for 38 hours in a week; and
(b) for a PBS prescriber, providing the services of a PBS prescriber for 38 hours in a week.

gross leasable area means:

(a) for a small shopping centre or a large shopping centre—the total floor area of the small shopping centre or the large shopping centre excluding loading docks and car parks; or
(b) for a supermarket—the total floor area of the supermarket that is accessible by customers for the purpose of purchasing supermarket items, excluding loading docks and car parks.

large medical centre means a medical centre that:

(a) is under single management; and
(b) operates for at least 70 hours each week; and
(c) has one or more prescribing medical practitioners at the centre for at least 70 hours each week.

large private hospital means a private hospital that can admit at least 150 patients at any one time in accordance with the private hospital’s license or registration under the law of the State or Territory in which the private hospital is located.