Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00693:section:5:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00693
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 3/4)
Character Range: 13817–16768

has the meaning given by section 8.
network of healthcare provider organisations has the meaning given by subsection 9A(4).
network organisation within a network has the meaning given by subsection 9A(6).
nominated representative of a healthcare recipient has the same meaning as in the My Health Records Act 2012.
organisation maintenance officer for a healthcare provider organisation has the meaning given by subsection 9A(8).
participant in the My Health Record system has the same meaning as in the My Health Records Act 2012.
personal information has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 1988.
professional association means an organisation that:
 (a) is a separate legal entity under a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory; and
 (b) has the following characteristics:
 (i) its members practise the same healthcare profession;
 (ii) it has enough membership to be considered representative of the healthcare profession practised by its members;
 (iii) it sets its own admission requirements, including acceptable qualifications;
 (iv) it sets and publishes standards of practice and ethical conduct;
 (v) it aims to maintain the standing of the healthcare profession practised by its members;
 (vi) it has written rules, articles of association, by‑laws or codes of conduct for its members;
 (vii) it has the ability to impose sanctions on members who contravene the association's written rules, articles of association, by‑laws or codes of conduct;
 (viii) it sets requirements to maintain its members' professional skills and knowledge by continuing professional development; and
 (c) has members who:
 (i) may take part in decisions affecting their profession; and
 (ii) have the right to vote at meetings of the association; and
 (iii) have the right to be recognised as being members of the professional association.
registered portal operator has the same meaning as in the My Health Records Act 2012.
registered repository operator has the same meaning as in the My Health Records Act 2012.
registration authority means an entity that is responsible under a law for registering members of a particular health profession.
Regulatory Powers Act means the Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014.
responsible officer for a healthcare provider organisation has the meaning given by subsection 9A(7).
retirement, for a healthcare provider organisation's healthcare identifier, means a state imposed by the service operator on the healthcare identifier so that it may no longer be used by the healthcare provider organisation to identify the healthcare provider organisation.
seed organisation for a network has the meaning given by subsection 9A(5).
service operator has the meaning given by section 6.
sole practitioner means a person who is both an individual healthcare provider and a healthcare provider organisation.
State or Territory authority has the meaning given by the Privacy Act 1988.
under this Act includes