Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01057:reg:5:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01057
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 3/3)
Character Range: 10079–12011

made by the Minister under section 41.
service provider contract means an agreement between the Minister on behalf of the Commonwealth and a contracted service provider under section 20 of the Act.
service provider personnel, in relation to a contracted service provider, means:
 (a) officers, employees, agents and contractors of the contracted service provider; and
 (b) officers, employees, agents and contractors of any subcontractor to the contracted service provider; and
 (c) any person (including a qualified practitioner, provisional audiologist, provisional audiometrist, student or locum) who, whether in the capacity of employee or otherwise, works for the contracted service provider in the provision of hearing services to voucher‑holders.
specialist hearing services means services to treat:
 (a) a hearing loss where the average hearing threshold level for 0.5, 1 and 2 kilohertz in the person's better ear is greater than, or equal to, 80 decibels; or
 (b) hearing loss and communication difficulty that:
 (i) prevents the person from communicating effectively in his or her daily environment; or
 (ii) is caused or aggravated by significant physical, intellectual, mental, emotional or social disability.
voucher* means a voucher issued under section 10 of the Act.
Note: Part 3 of this instrument sets out rules relating to vouchers for the purposes of subsection 11(1) of the Act.
voucher‑holder* means a participant in the voucher system who holds a voucher.
Wishes and Needs Tool means the system of questions, answers and scoring method for assessing participants set out in the Wishes and Needs Tool document issued by the National Acoustic Laboratories, as in effect on 1 July 2010.
 (2) A reference in this instrument to the provision of hearing services to a voucher‑holder is a reference to the provision of those services to a voucher‑holder under the voucher system.

Part 2—Additional eligible persons