Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsIn 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.
"blood products and services" means:
(a) products ( blood products ) that are used or intended for use for human therapeutic or diagnostic purposes and that:
(i) consist of human blood or components of human blood; or
(ii) are derived from human blood; or
(b) products ( blood - related products ) that are used or intended for use for human therapeutic or diagnostic purposes and that:
(i) are alternative or complementary to the use of blood products; and
(ii) are regarded as blood - related products for the National Blood Agreement; or
(c) services, equipment or procedures that are regarded as blood - related services for the National Blood Agreement and that:
(i) are used in the collection, supply or use of blood products or blood - related products; or
(ii) are alternatives to the use of blood products or blood - related products; or
(iii) reduce the need for blood products or blood - related products; or
(iv) otherwise affect the demand or supply of blood products or blood - related products.
"blood-related information" has the meaning given by subsection 10(4).
"Board" means the NBA Board established by section 12.
"Chair" means the Chair of the Board.
"covered Territories" means the following:
(a) the Australian Capital Territory ;
(c) the Territory of Christmas Island ;
(d) the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands ;
(e) the Australian Antarctic Territory ;
(f) the Jervis Bay Territory .
"CSC" (short for Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation) has the same meaning as in the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011 .
"General Manager" means the General Manager (described in Part 4) of the NBA.
"Ministerial Council" has the same meaning as in the National Blood Agreement.
"National Blood Agreement" means the national blood agreement that:
(a) relates to matters in this Act (in particular the supply of blood products and services); and
(b) is between the Commonwealth, the States, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory ; and
(c) is in force from time to time.
"national blood arrangements" means arrangements in, or referred to in, the National Blood Agreement.
"NBA" means the National Blood Authority established by section 7.
"NBA staff" means the staff described in section 36.