Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00156:section:81:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00156
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 81 (pt 2/4)
Character Range: 459637–462537

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 (c) in respect of the Determining Authority—giving legal advice to the Authority in respect of:
 (i) its consideration of an agreement made under section 92; or
 (ii) the preparation of a draft or final determination.
member of the Authority includes a person acting in an office of member of the Authority and, to avoid doubt, includes the Chair of the Authority.
Panel means the Professional Services Review Panel established under subsection 84(1).
Panel member means a member of the Panel appointed under subsection 84(2).
person under review means:
 (a) in relation to a Director's review of the provision of services by a person—that person; or
 (b) in relation to a Committee investigation into whether a person engaged in inappropriate practice—that person.
pharmaceutical benefit means a pharmaceutical benefit as defined in Part VII of the National Health Act 1953.
practitioner means:
 (a) a medical practitioner; or
 (b) a dental practitioner; or
 (d) an optometrist; or
 (da) a midwife; or
 (db) a nurse practitioner; or
 (e) a chiropractor; or
 (f) a physiotherapist; or
 (g) a podiatrist; or
 (h) an osteopath; or
 (i) a health professional of a kind determined by the Minister under subsection (1A) to be a practitioner for the purposes of this Part.
prescribed pattern of services has the meaning given by section 82A.
profession means the group of persons engaged in one of the following vocations:
 (a) medicine;
 (b) dentistry;
 (c) optometry;
 (ca) midwifery;
 (cb) the practice of a nurse practitioner;
 (d) chiropractic;
 (e) physiotherapy;
 (f) podiatry;
 (g) osteopathy;
 (h) a vocation determined by the Minister under subsection (1A) to be a profession for the purposes of this Part.
provides services has the meaning given by subsection (2).
referral means a referral to a Committee under section 93.
referred services, in relation to a Committee investigation, means the services specified in the referral made to the Committee under section 93.
relevant DVA law means any of the following:
 (a) the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006;
 (b) Chapter 6 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004;
 (c) the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence‑related Claims) Act 1988;
 (d) the Treatment Benefits (Special Access) Act 2019;
 (e) Part V of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986;
 (f) any other Commonwealth law prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.
review period, in relation to:
 (a) a request by the Chief Executive Medicare under section 86 (the initial request); or
 (b) a Director's review arising from the initial request; or
 (c) a Committee investigation arising from the Director's review; or
 (d) a request by a Committee under subsection 106J(1) arising from the Committee investigation;
means the period specified in the initial