Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00095:section:3:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00095
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 6/13)
Character Range: 28231–30980

not to be taken to be a prescribed authority for the purposes of this Act; or
 (d) the person performing the duties of an appointment declared by the regulations to be an appointment the holder of which is a prescribed authority for the purposes of this Act, being an appointment made by the Governor‑General, or by a Minister, otherwise than under an enactment.
principal officer means:
 (a) in relation to a Department of the Australian Public Service—the person holding, or performing the duties of, the office of Secretary of the Department; or
 (c) in relation to a prescribed authority:
 (i) if the regulations declare an office to be the principal office in respect of the authority—the person holding, or performing the duties of, that office; or
 (ii) in any other case—the person who constitutes, or is acting as the person who constitutes, that authority or, if the authority is constituted by 2 or more persons, the person who is entitled to preside at any meeting of the authority at which he or she is present.
Note: For the meaning of principal officer for the purposes of Part IIB, see section 19G.
private health insurance arrangement has the same meaning as in the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.
private health insurance broker has the same meaning as in the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.
Private Health Insurance (Information Disclosure) Rules means rules mentioned in subsection 333‑20(1), table item 16, of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.
Private Health Insurance Ombudsman Rules means rules made under section 20ZJ.
private health insurance policy has the same meaning as in the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.
private health insurer has the same meaning as in the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.
product has the same meaning as in the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.
registered PPO means a PPO that is registered for the purposes of Part IIB (see section 19ZA).
Note: In certain circumstances, a PPO that is no longer registered for the purposes of Part IIB may still be treated as a registered PPO (see section 19J).
responsible Minister, in relation to a matter, or to action taken in or in relation to a matter, means:
 (a) if a Department of the Australian Public Service is responsible for dealing with the matter—the Minister administering that Department; or
 (c) if a prescribed authority referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of prescribed authority is responsible for dealing with the matter—the Minister administering the enactment by which, or in accordance with the provisions of which, the prescribed authority is established; or
 (d) if a prescribed authority referred to in paragraph (c) of that definition is responsible for dealing with the matter—the Minister administering