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means any of the following:
 (a) an acute care hospital;
 (b) a hospice;
 (c) a low-care aged care establishment;
 (d) a nursing home for the aged;
 (e) a psychiatric hospital;
 (f) a respite care establishment for the aged;
 (g) a same-day aged care establishment;
 (h) a same-day establishment for chemotherapy and renal dialysis services.

 (2)  In this section:
acute care hospital:
 (a) means an establishment that provides:
 (i) at least minimal medical, surgical or obstetric services for inpatient treatment or care; and
 (ii) round-the-clock comprehensive qualified nursing services as well as other necessary professional services;
  to patients most of whom have acute conditions or temporary ailments and have a relatively short average stay; and
 (b) includes:
 (i) a hospital specialising in dental, ophthalmic aids and other specialised medical or surgical care; and
 (ii) a public acute care hospital; and
 (iii) a private acute care hospital.
hospice means a freestanding establishment (whether public or private) that provides palliative care to terminally ill patients.
low-care aged care establishment means an establishment where aged persons live independently but on-call assistance, including the provision of meals, is provided when needed.
nursing home for the aged means an establishment (whether private charitable, private for-profit, or government) that provides long-term care involving regular basic nursing care to aged persons.
psychiatric hospital means an establishment (whether public or private) devoted primarily to the treatment and care of inpatients with psychiatric, mental or behavioural disorders.
respite care establishment for the aged means an establishment that provides short-term care, including personal care and regular basic nursing care, to aged persons.
same-day aged care establishment means an establishment where aged persons attend for day or part-day rehabilitative or therapeutic treatment.
same-day establishment for chemotherapy and renal dialysis services means:
 (a) a day centre or hospital, being an establishment (whether public or private) that provides a course of acute treatment, in the form of chemotherapy or renal dialysis services, on a full-day or part-day non-residential attendance basis at specified intervals over a period of time; or
 (b) a free-standing day surgery centre, being a hospital facility (whether public or private) that provides investigation and treatment, in the form of chemotherapy or renal dialysis services, for acute conditions on a day-only basis.
1.1.2—8 Definition of novel food
 (1) In this Code:
novel food means a *non-traditional food that requires an assessment of the public health and safety considerations having regard to:
 (a) the potential for adverse effects in humans; or
 (b) the composition or structure of the food; or
 (c) the process by which the food has been prepared; or
 (d) the source from which it is derived; or
 (e) patterns and levels of consumption of the food; or
 (f) any other