Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HUMAN SERVICES (MEDICARE) ACT 1973 - SECT 3

    In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"Australia" , when used in a geographical sense, includes Norfolk Island, the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the Territory of Christmas Island.

"authorised officer" , in relation to a provision of this Act, means the Chief Executive Medicare or a Departmental employee who is appointed by the Chief Executive Medicare under section   8M to be an authorised officer for the purposes of that provision.

"benefit" includes:

  (a)   a pension, allowance, concession or payment; and

  (b)   a card entitling its holder to a concession or a payment of any kind.

"Chief Executive Centrelink" has the same meaning as in the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997 .

"Chief Executive Medicare" means the Chief Executive Medicare referred to in section   4.

"constable" means a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police or a member of the police force or police service of a State or Territory.

"data" includes:

  (a)   information in any form; and

  (b)   any program (or part of a program).

"data held in a computer" includes:

  (a)   data held in any removable data storage device for the time being held in a computer; or

  (b)   data held in a data storage device on a computer network of which the computer forms a part.

"data storage device" means a thing containing, or designed to contain, data for use by a computer.

"dental benefit" has the same meaning as in the Dental Benefits Act 2008 .

"Departmental employee" means:

  (a)   unless paragraph   (b) applies--an APS employee in Services Australia; or

  (b)   if a Minister other than a Minister administering the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997 administers this provision in relation to a matter--in relation to the matter, an APS employee in the Department that:

  (i)   is administered by that other Minister; and

  (ii)   deals with the matter.

Note:   APS employee is defined in the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .

"evidential material" means a thing relevant to a relevant offence or relevant civil contravention, including such a thing in an electronic form.

"function" includes power.

"medicare benefit" means a medicare benefit under Part   II of the Health Insurance Act 1973 .

"medicare functions" , in relation to the Chief Executive Medicare, has the meaning given by section   6.

"medicare program" has the meaning given by section   41G.

"occupier" , in relation to premises comprising a vessel, vehicle or aircraft, means the person apparently in charge of the vessel, vehicle or aircraft.

"officer assisting" , in relation to a warrant under Division   4 of Part   IID, means:

  (a)   a person who is a Departmental employee and who is assisting in executing the warrant; or

  (b)   a person who is not a Departmental employee and who has been authorised by the relevant authorised officer to assist in executing the warrant.

"perform" includes exercise.

"pharmaceutical benefit" means a pharmaceutical benefit as defined in Part   VII of the National Health Act 1953 .

"premises" includes a place and a conveyance.

"relevant civil contravention" has the same meaning as in subsection   124B(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 .

"relevant offence" is defined in section   3A.

"Secretary" means the Chief Executive Officer of Services Australia.

"seize" includes secure against interference.

"service delivery functions" , in relation to the Chief Executive Medicare, has the meaning given by section   7.

"thing" includes a substance.

"warrant premises" means premises in relation to which a warrant under Division   4 of Part   IID is in force.