Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00156:section:124b:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00156
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 124B (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 606867–609638

124B  Interpretation
 (1) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:
Chairperson means a Chairperson of Medicare Participation Review Committees appointed under section 124C.
Committee means a Medicare Participation Review Committee established under section 124E.
determination means a determination made under subsection 124F(1), (2) or (6), 124FB(1), 124FC(1) or 124FF(1), (2) or (5).
hearing means a hearing conducted by a Committee under subsection 124G(1).
legal practitioner means a person who is enrolled as a legal practitioner of the High Court, of another federal court or of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory.
member, in relation to a Committee, includes the Chairperson.
officer, in relation to a body corporate, means a director, secretary, manager or employee of the body corporate.
practitioner means:
 (a) a medical practitioner; or
 (b) a dental practitioner; or
 (d) an optometrist; or
 (da) a midwife; or
 (db) a nurse practitioner; or
 (e) a chiropractor; or
 (f) a physiotherapist; or
 (g) a podiatrist; or
 (h) an osteopath; or
 (i) a health professional of a kind determined by the Minister under subsection (7) to be a practitioner for the purposes of this Part.
professional organisation means an organisation or association declared by the regulations to be a professional organisation for the purposes of this definition.
relevant civil contravention means a contravention of a civil penalty provision in Division 2 of Part IIBA.
relevant offence means:
 (a) an offence against section 128A, 128B, 129 or 129AA of this Act, being an offence that is committed after the commencement of this Part; or
 (aa) an offence against section 128C that is committed after the commencement of this paragraph; or
 (ab) an offence against section 23DR or 23DS that is committed after the commencement of this paragraph; or
 (ac) an offence against Division 3 of Part IIBA that is committed after the commencement of this paragraph; or
 (b) an offence against section 129, 129AA or 129AAA of this Act as in force before the commencement of this Part, being an offence of which a person has been convicted after the commencement of this Part; or
 (c) an offence against:
 (i) section 6 of the Crimes Act 1914; or
 (ii) section 11.1, 11.4 or 11.5 of the Criminal Code;
  being an offence that:
 (iii) relates to an offence referred to in paragraph (a) and is committed after the commencement of this Part; or
 (iiia) relates to an offence referred to in paragraph (aa) or (ac); or
 (iv) relates to an offence referred to in paragraph (b) and is an offence of which a person has been convicted after the commencement of this Part; or
 (d) an offence against section 134.1, 134.2, 135.1, 135.2, 135.4, 136.1, 137.1, 144.1, 145.1, 145.4 or 145.5