Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00090:section:4:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00090
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 23014–25198

midwifery.
nurse practitioner means a person who is registered, or authorised (however described) to practise, as a nurse practitioner by or under a law of a State or an internal Territory that provides for the registration of nurse practitioners, or the authorisation of persons to practise as nurse practitioners.
pharmacist means a person registered as a pharmacist or pharmaceutical chemist under a law of a State or Territory providing for the registration of pharmacists or pharmaceutical chemists, and includes a friendly society or other body of persons (whether corporate or unincorporate) carrying on business as a pharmacist.
premises includes a part of premises.
private health insurer has the same meaning as in the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.
public hospital means a hospital in respect of which there is in force a statement under subsection 121‑5(8) of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 that the hospital is a public hospital.
public hospital authority means the governing body of a public hospital.
Regulatory Powers Act means the Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014.
rules, in relation to a private health insurer, has the same meaning as in the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.
Secretary means the Secretary of the Department.
spouse includes a de facto partner.
Territory means an internal Territory.
vaccine means a vaccine for the purpose of immunising persons.
Veterans' Affairs Department means the Department administered by the Veterans' Affairs Minister.
Veterans' Affairs Minister means the Minister administering the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
 (1A) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears, a word or phrase defined for the purposes of the Health Insurance Act 1973 has the meaning that it would have if used in that Act.
 (2) A reference in this Act to a prescription for the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit is a reference to a prescription written in accordance with subsection 88(1), (1A), (1C), (1D) or (1E).
 (3) A reference in this Act to the supply of pharmaceutical benefits at premises is a reference to the supply of pharmaceutical benefits to people who are at the premises when the supply is made.