Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020C00681:reg:3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020C00681
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3
Character Range: 2504–3296

3  Authority
  This instrument is made under section 8 of the Australian Hearing Services Act 1991.
Note: Section 8 of the Act sets out the functions of the Authority known as Australian Hearing Services. Under subsection 8(1), the Authority has the function of providing declared hearing services to: young Australians (paragraph (aa)); referred Comcare clients (paragraph (ab)); referred Commonwealth employees (paragraph (ac)); and designated persons (paragraph (ad)). This determination sets out the hearing services that are declared hearing services for the purposes of those paragraphs, under subsections 8(4), (5), (6) and (8) of the Act. This determination also specifies persons who are a designated person for the purposes of paragraph 8(1)(ad), under subsection 8(7) of the Act.