Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00081:clause:2_3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00081
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 3 (pt 1/7)
Character Range: 6822–9741

3  Definitions
  For the purposes of this Scheme, unless a contrary intention appears:
accepted disability means a war‑caused injury or a war‑caused disease, a defence‑caused injury or a defence‑caused disease or a DRCA disability.
Note: war‑caused injury etc is defined in the Act.
Act means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
approval number means a number allotted by the Secretary or the Minister for Health under section 16 of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017 to an approval under the National Health Act 1953 of a person described in the section who, under the Scheme, is a Community Pharmacist.
approved hospital means a hospital in respect of which the hospital authority is approved under section 94 of the National Health Act 1953.
Approved Hospital Authority has the meaning given by subsection 84(1) of the National Health Act 1953.
approved information technology requirements means information technology requirements of a kind approved in writing by the Secretary under section 12 of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017 for the purposes of the provision in those regulations in which the expression is used.
Approved Medical Practitioner means a medical practitioner approved under section 92 of the National Health Act 1953 for the purposes of supplying Pharmaceutical benefits.
approved supplier has the meaning given in Part VII of the National Health Act 1953.
Authorised Midwife has the meaning given by subsection 84(1) of the National Health Act 1953.
Authorised Nurse Practitioner has the meaning given by subsection 84(1) of the National Health Act 1953.
authority prescription means a prescription of a Pharmaceutical benefit for which Prior Approval under section 6 is required.
Authority Prescription Form means a prescription in the form, if any, for an "authority prescription" under the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017.
Chief Executive Medicare has the meaning given by the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973.
claims rules mean the rules, in force from time to time, made under subsections 98AC(4) and 99AAA(8) of the National Health Act 1953.
Commission means the Repatriation Commission continued in existence by section 179 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
Community Pharmacist means:
 (a) a registered pharmacist approved for the purposes of section 90 of the National Health Act 1953 in charge of a community pharmacy; or
 (b) a registered pharmacist approved for the purposes of section 90 of the National Health Act 1953, being the manager of a registered Friendly Society Dispensary; or
 (c) an Approved Hospital Authority; or
 (d) an Approved Medical Practitioner.
concessional beneficiary has the same meaning it has in section 84 of the National Health Act 1953, in force from time to time.
concessional beneficiary safety net has the same meaning it has in section 99F of the National