Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00623:section:5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00623
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 10474–13347

5  Definitions

General
 (1) In this Act:
Actuary means the Australian Government Actuary.
administrative action has the meaning given by subsection 87A(4).
affected eligible midwife has the meaning given by section 42.
apportionment certificate means an apportionment certificate issued by the Chief Executive Medicare under subsection 51(1).
Chief Executive Medicare has the same meaning as in the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973.
claim:
 (a) means a claim or demand of any kind (whether or not involving legal proceedings); and
 (b) includes proceedings of any kind including:
 (i) proceedings before an administrative tribunal or of an administrative nature; and
 (ii) disciplinary proceedings (including disciplinary proceedings conducted by or on behalf of a professional body); and
 (iii) an inquiry or investigation;
and claim against a person includes an inquiry into, or an investigation of, the person's conduct.
Note: Subsection (2) extends the meaning of claim for the purposes of Chapter 3 (run‑off cover).
Commonwealth contribution means:
 (a) a Level 1 Commonwealth contribution; or
 (b) a Level 2 Commonwealth contribution; or
 (c) a run‑off cover Commonwealth contribution.
contribution year has the same meaning as in the Midwife Professional Indemnity (Run‑off Cover Support Payment) Act 2010.
eligible insurer means an insurer included in a class of insurers specified in the Rules.
eligible midwife means a person who:
 (a) is licensed, registered or authorised to practice midwifery by or under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; and
 (b) meets such other requirements (if any) as are specified in the Rules for the purposes of this paragraph; and
 (c) is not included in a class of persons specified in the Rules for the purposes of this paragraph.
Note: Subsection (6) gives this definition an extended meaning in Part 3 of Chapter 2 (which deals with run‑off cover Commonwealth contributions).
eligible run‑off claim has the meaning given by section 31.
Federal Register of Legislation means the Federal Register of Legislation established under the Legislation Act 2003.
health service means any service, care, treatment, advice or goods provided in respect of the physical or mental health of a person.
incident means any incident (including any act, omission or circumstance) that occurs, or that is claimed to have occurred, in the course of, or in connection with, the provision of a health service.
indemnify has a meaning affected by subsection (3).
insurance business has the same meaning as in the Insurance Act 1973.
insurer means a person who carries on insurance business.
insurer‑to‑insurer payment means a payment that:
 (a) is made by an insurer to an insurer; and
 (b) is not made by the insurer on behalf of another person.
invoice includes any document issued by an eligible insurer to a person (whether or not