Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) For this Act, a health service is a service provided in the ACT to someone (the service user ) for any of the following purposes:
(a) assessing, recording, maintaining or improving the physical, mental or emotional health, comfort or wellbeing of the service user;
(b) diagnosing or treating an illness, disability, disorder or condition of the service user.
(2) In applying this Act in relation to a veterinary practitioner, a health service is a service provided to an animal (the service user ) for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b).
(3) A "health service "includes—
(a) a service provided by a health practitioner in the practitioner's capacity as a health practitioner; and
(b) a service provided specifically for carers of people receiving health services or carers of people with physical or mental conditions; and
(c) a service provided by a veterinary practitioner in the practitioner's capacity as a veterinary practitioner.