Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024A00126:clause:1_3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024A00126
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 3
Character Range: 2519–4266

3  Subsection 5(1)
Insert:
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child means a child who is:
 (a) an Aboriginal person; or
 (b) a Torres Strait Islander.
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person means:
 (a) an Aboriginal person; or
 (b) a Torres Strait Islander.
Aboriginal person has the same meaning as in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005.
Birthing on Country model means a model designed to provide continuous, culturally safe care to:
 (a) an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person who is pregnant; or
 (b) a person who is pregnant with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child.
Birthing on Country out‑of‑hospital incident means an out‑of‑hospital incident that occurs in relation to intrapartum care provided under a Birthing on Country model.
eligible entity, for a midwife, means a person:
 (a) specified in the Rules; and
 (b) that employs or engages the midwife to provide intrapartum care under a Birthing on Country model; and
 (c) to which any circumstances prescribed by the rules do not apply.
hospital has the same meaning as in the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.
intrapartum care means care provided:
 (a) at any time during the period from the onset of labour to delivery of the placenta; and
 (b) in the course of a person's practice as an eligible midwife; and
 (c) in accordance with any other requirements prescribed by the Rules.
out‑of‑hospital incident means an incident that occurs or occurred in the course of an eligible midwife providing intrapartum care outside of a hospital.
Note: For example, an incident that occurs in the course of an eligible midwife attending a homebirth.
Torres Strait Islander has the same meaning as in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005.