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with a population of between 5,000 and 15,000.

       Modified Monash Model area 6 means all areas in Remoteness Area 4, as determined by the Department using ASGS data, that are not on a populated island that is separated from the mainland and is more than 5 kilometres offshore.

       Modified Monash Model area 7 means all areas in Remoteness Area 5, as determined by the Department using ASGS data, that are on a populated island that is separated from the mainland and is more than 5 kilometres offshore.

       provider number has the same meaning as in regulation 4 of the Health Insurance Regulations 2018.

       relevant assessing authority has the meaning given by the Migration Regulations 1994.

       service location means the location of the practice, by street address, to which an application relates.

       skilled occupation has the meaning given by the Migration Regulations 1994.

       spouse includes de facto partner, which has the meaning given by the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

       total days worked for a practitioner is the total number of days in the most recently completed FSE year on which a professional service for which a Medicare benefit was paid was rendered by or on behalf of the practitioner.

       total working time for a practitioner is the time worked by the medical practitioner in the most recently completed FSE year, as determined by the Department, based on the professional services rendered by or on behalf of the medical practitioner for which Medicare benefits was paid.

       visa has the meaning given by the Migration Act 1958.

           Note: The following terms are defined in subsection 3(1) of the Act:
            *          Chief Executive Medicare
             *          consultant physician
            *          general practitioner
            *          medical practitioner
             *          professional service
            *          specialist

           (2) In this instrument, a service location is in a Distribution Priority Area or District of Workforce Shortage in respect of a type of medical practitioner if:
             (a)  for a medical practitioner who is a general practitioner or other medical practitioner who is not a specialist, the service location is in a Distribution Priority Area in respect of general practitioners and other medical practitioners who are not specialists; and
             (b)  for a medical practitioner who is a specialist in a particular specialty, the service location is in a District of Workforce Shortage in respect of practitioners who are specialists in that specialty.

           (3) A reference in this instrument to a specialist includes a reference to a consultant physician.

           (4) A reference in this instrument to the type of medical practitioner to which an application relates means a reference to:
             (a) a general practitioner or other medical practitioner who is not a specialist; or
           (b)  a specialist in a particular specialty, as appropriate.

           (5) References to provisions