Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00088:section:5:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00088
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 3/5)
Character Range: 21873–24617

Committee includes the Chair of the Aged Care Advisory Committee.
member of the Pricing Authority includes:
 (a) the Chair of the Pricing Authority; and
 (b) each Deputy Chair of the Pricing Authority.
Ministerial Council means a body (however described) that consists of the Minister of the Commonwealth, and the Minister of each State and Territory, who is responsible, or principally responsible, for matters relating to health.
National Health Funding Pool means the combined State Pool Accounts for each State and Territory.
National Health Reform Agreement means the National Health Reform Agreement between the Commonwealth and the States that was agreed to by the Council of Australian Governments on 2 August 2011, as amended from time to time.
National Health Reform law, of a State or Territory, means a law of the State or Territory that gives effect to the National Health Reform Agreement.
official of the Commission means:
 (a) a Commission Board member; or
 (b) the Commission CEO; or
 (c) a member of the staff of the Commission; or
 (d) a person whose services are made available to the Commission under section 48; or
 (e) a person engaged as a consultant under section 49.
official of the Funding Body means:
 (a) the Funding Body CEO; or
 (b) a member of the staff of the Funding Body; or
 (c) a person whose services are made available to the Funding Body under section 265; or
 (d) a person engaged as a consultant under section 266.
official of the Pricing Authority means:
 (a) a member of the Pricing Authority; or
 (b) the Pricing Authority CEO; or
 (c) a member of the staff of the Pricing Authority; or
 (d) a person whose services are made available to the Pricing Authority under section 174; or
 (e) a person engaged as a consultant under section 175.
participating State/Territory Health Minister: if:
 (a) there is in force an agreement between the Commonwealth and:
 (i) a State; or
 (ii) the Australian Capital Territory; or
 (iii) the Northern Territory; and
 (b) under the agreement, the State or Territory undertakes to make financial contributions to the Commission;
the State/Territory Health Minister of the State or Territory is a participating State/Territory Health Minister.
partner of a person means:
 (a) the person's spouse; or
 (b) the person's de facto partner (within the meaning of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901).
Premier:
 (a) the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory is taken to be the Premier of that Territory for the purposes of this Act; and
 (b) the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory is taken to be the Premier of that Territory for the purposes of this Act.
Pricing Authority means the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority.
Pricing Authority CEO