means the Department administered by the Aged Care Minister.

means:

(a) an Act of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory; or

(b) regulations, or any other instrument, made under such an Act; or

(c) a Norfolk Island enactment; or

of a consumer has the meaning given by section 6.

means the referred to in section 4.

has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act.

, of a healthcare provider, means an entity that provides:

(a) information technology services relating to the communication of health information; or

(b) health information management services;

means an order, direction or other instrument made by:

(a) a court; or

(b) a tribunal; or

(c) a judge (including a judge acting in a personal capacity) or a person acting as a judge; or

has the meaning given by subsection 12(2).

means a data element that is used to indicate how accurate a recorded date of birth is.

means a data element that is used to indicate how accurate a recorded date of death is.

, of an entity, includes:

(a) an individual who provides services for the entity under a contract for services; or

(b) an individual whose services are made available to the entity (including services made available free of charge).

means:

(a) a person; or

(b) a partnership; or

(c) any other unincorporated association or body; or

(d) a trust; or

has the meaning given by section 6FA.

has the meaning given by section 9.

means:

(a) an individual healthcare provider; or

(b) a healthcare provider organisation.

has the meaning given by subsection 31(1).

means an entity, or a part of an entity, that has conducted, conducts, or will conduct, an enterprise that provides healthcare (including healthcare provided free of charge).

Example: A public hospital, or a corporation that runs a medical centre.

means an individual who has received, receives, or may receive, healthcare.

means the Department administered by the Human Services Minister.

means the Minister administering the

Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973

.