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and rules of interpretation that apply to all Commonwealth legislation. For convenience, the more important definitions from the Act are identified or reproduced in paragraph 7.4.
    7.4 In these Rules:
    Act means the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013.
    Agency—see section 9 of the Act.
    court-appointed decision-maker: a person is a court-appointed decision-maker in relation to a participant if the person, under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory:
       (a) has guardianship of the participant; or
       (b) is a person appointed by a court, tribunal, board or panel (however described) who has power to make decisions for the participant and whose responsibilities in relation to the participant are relevant to the duties of a nominee.
                     A court-appointed decision-maker is a person referred to in paragraph 88(4)(a) or (b) of the Act.
    CEO—see section 9 of the Act.
    conflict of interest, in relation to a person and a participant, means any conflict between:
       (a) the interests of:
           (i) the person; or
           (ii) in the case of a person that is a body corporate—any officer or employee of the person who is closely involved in performance of the nominee functions under the NDIS (see paragraph 4.13(a)); and
       (b) the interests of the participant;
that would impact on the person's ability to carry out their role as nominee.
    correspondence nominee—see section 9 of the Act.
    NDIS means the National Disability Insurance Scheme (see section 9 of the Act).
    nominee—see section 9 of the Act.
    participant—see section 9 of the Act.
    participant-appointed decision-maker: a person is a participant-appointed decision-maker in relation to a participant if the participant has entered into a formal arrangement with the person under which the person is able to make a decision on the participant's behalf (for example, a power of attorney, an advance health directive or appointment as an enduring guardian under State or Territory law).
    plan nominee—see section 9 of the Act.