Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01293:clause:2_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01293
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1  Interpretation
Note: A number of expressions used in this undertaking are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) accredited pathology laboratory
(b) approved pathology authority
(c) approved pathology practitioner
(d) medical practitioner
(e) participating midwife
(f) participating nurse practitioner
(g) pathology service
(h) relevant civil contravention
(i) relevant offence
(j) relevant person
(k) treating practitioner
  (1)  In this undertaking:
Act means the Health Insurance Act 1973.
APA means an approved pathology authority.
APP means an approved pathology practitioner.
APL means an accredited pathology laboratory.
account means an itemised list of pathology services rendered that may be eligible for payment under Medicare including a claim for assigned benefits pursuant to the Act.
Assistant Secretary in the Provider Benefits Integrity Division of the Department of Health means any person from time to time holding, acting in, or performing the duties of the position titled Assistant Secretary in the Provider Benefits Integrity Division within the Department of Health.
Chief Executive Medicare means the person for the time being holding the position titled Chief Executive Medicare in the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973 and includes an officer holding a valid delegation to make a particular decision in place of the Chief Executive Medicare.
Department of Human Services means the Department administered by the Minister who administers the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997.
Director, Medicare Provider Eligibility and Accreditation means the person from time to time holding, acting in, or performing the duties of the position titled Director, Medicare Provider Eligibility and Accreditation within the Department of Human Services.
independent body has the same meaning as in the Health Insurance (Accredited Laboratories—Approval) Principles 2017, or any legislation made in substitution for those Principles.
laboratory means accredited pathology laboratory, given approval under section 23DN of the Act.
Minister means the Minister of the Commonwealth for the time being administering the Act and includes an officer holding a valid delegation to make a particular decision in place of the Minister.
quality assurance program means a program offered for the purpose of testing proficiency in the testing of pathology specimens.
scientist means a person who possesses one of the following qualifications:

 (a) a degree in science or applied science with subjects relevant to the field of pathology awarded after not less than three years full-time study, or an equivalent period of part-time study, at a university in Australia, that provides for direct entry or following examination to a professional class of membership of the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists, Australian Institute of Medical Scientists, Australian Society for Microbiology, Australian Society of Cytology, Human Genetics Society of Australasia;
 (b) an associate qualification conferred by the Australian Institute of Medical Technologists before 1 December 1973.
service means:
 (a)