85Definitions

#### 85 Definitions 85 Definitions (cf 1991 Act, s 42A) > > (1) In this Division— > > > > authorised practitioner means— > > > > > (a) a medical practitioner, or > > > > > (b) a member of a class of health practitioners prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition. > > > > child means a child of a class (such as children of a specified age group) prescribed by the regulations. > > > > child at risk, in relation to a vaccine preventable disease, means a child enrolled at a school or child care facility for whom no immunisation certificate or evidence of immunisation has been lodged or produced to the principal of the school or facility to show that the child has been immunised against, or has acquired immunity by infection from, the disease. > > > > child care facility means— > > > > > (a) an education and care service within the meaning of the [Children (Education and Care Services) National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2010-104a), or > > > > > (b) a State regulated education and care service within the meaning of the [Children (Education and Care Services) Supplementary Provisions Act 2011](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2011-070), or > > > > > (c) a service or facility of a class declared by the regulations to be a child care facility for the purposes of this Division. > > > > immunisation means the process of administering to a person a substance registered as a vaccine in the part of the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods maintained under section 9A of the [Therapeutic Goods Act 1989](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth relating to registered goods. > > > > immunisation certificate means— > > > > > (a) a statement as to the immunisation history of a child issued by the Australian Immunisation Register, or > > > > > (b) another report, in the approved form, by a person of a class approved by the Secretary to do so, as to the immunisation status of a child. > > > > immunisation status of a child means whether or not the child has been immunised against, or has acquired immunity by infection from, all or specified vaccine preventable diseases. > > > > NSW Immunisation Schedule means the NSW Immunisation Schedule approved by the Chief Health Officer from time to time and published by the Ministry of Health on its website. > > > > parent of a child includes a guardian or other person having the care or custody of the child. > > > > principal of a school or child care facility means the person in charge of the school or facility. > > > > school means— > > > > > (a) a government school established under the [Education Act 1990](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1990-008), or > > > > > (b) a non-government school registered under that Act. > > > > vaccine preventable disease means a disease listed in Schedule 3. > > > (2) The Minister may, by order published on the NSW legislation website, amend or substitute Schedule 3. > > > (3) In this Division, a reference to an immunisation certificate or other certificate includes a reference to a copy of any such certificate. > > **s 85:** Am 2011 No 70, Sch 2.12; 2013 No 46, Sch 1 \[1\]–\[3\]; 2017 No 43, Sch 1 \[34\]–\[36\]; 2023 No 37, Sch 7\[1\].