Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00099:section:5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00099
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 1/6)
Character Range: 18921–21850

5  Definitions
  In this Act:
approved form means a form approved by the System Operator, in writing, for the purposes of the provision in which the expression occurs.
approved registered repository operator means a healthcare provider organisation that:
 (a) is a registered repository operator; and
 (b) satisfies the requirements (if any) specified in the My Health Records Rules.
Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories.
authorised representative of a healthcare recipient has the meaning given by section 6.
Chief Executive Medicare has the same meaning as in the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973.
cinematograph film has the same meaning as in the Copyright Act 1968.
civil penalty provision has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act.
contracted service provider of a healthcare provider organisation means an entity that provides:
 (a) information technology services relating to the My Health Record system; or
 (b) health information management services relating to the My Health Record system;
to the healthcare provider organisation under a contract with the healthcare provider organisation.
data custodian means the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
date of birth accuracy indicator means a data element that is used to indicate how accurate a recorded date of birth is.
date of death accuracy indicator means a data element that is used to indicate how accurate a recorded date of death is.
Defence Department means the Department that:
 (a) deals with matters arising under section 1 of the Defence Act 1903; and
 (b) is administered by the Minister who administers that section.
designated privacy law means a law determined under section 110 to be a designated privacy law.
employee of an entity includes the following:
 (a) an individual who provides services for the entity under a contract for services;
 (b) an individual whose services are made available to the entity (including services made available free of charge).
entity means:
 (a) a person; or
 (b) a partnership; or
 (c) any other unincorporated association or body; or
 (d) a trust; or
 (e) a part of an entity (under a previous application of this definition).
finally determined: see section 10C.
genetic relative of an individual (the first individual) means another individual who is related to the first individual by blood, including a sibling, a parent or a descendant of the first individual.
healthcare means health service within the meaning of subsection 6(1) of the Privacy Act 1988.
healthcare provider means:
 (a) an individual healthcare provider; or
 (b) a healthcare provider organisation.
healthcare provider organisation means an entity that has conducted, conducts, or will conduct, an enterprise that provides healthcare (including healthcare provided free of charge).
Note: Because of paragraph (e) of the definition of entity, a healthcare provider organisation