Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AGED CARE INCOME TESTING ACT 1997 No. 103 of 1997 - SECT 3

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the Services Delivery Agency.
employee, in relation to the Services Delivery Agency, has the same meaning as
in the Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency Act 1997. hostel resident means:

   (a)  an existing resident within the meaning of section 10D of the Aged or
        Disabled Persons Care Act 1954; or

   (b)  a new resident within the meaning of that section. income support
        payment means:

   (a)  an income support payment within the meaning of subsection 23(1) of
        the Social Security Act 1991; or

   (b)  an income support supplement; or

   (c)  a payment of farm household support, or a drought relief payment,
        under the Farm Household Support Act 1992; or

   (d)  a payment of benefit under Part 2 of the Student and Youth Assistance
        Act 1973.
income support supplement means an income support supplement under Part IIIA
of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
nursing home resident means an approved nursing home patient within the
meaning of the National Health Act 1953, but does not include a short-term
respite care patient within the meaning of that Act.
officer has the same meaning as in the Public Service Act 1922.
ordinary income has the meaning given in section 7. However, section  8 may
affect the meaning of this term in certain cases.
personal information has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act  1988 .
protected information has the meaning given by section 15.
receive has the same meaning as in subsection 23(1) of the Social  Security
Act 1991 .
Secretary means the Secretary to the Department of Health and Family Services.
service pension has the same meaning as in subsection 5Q(1) of the
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
Services Delivery Agency means the Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency
established by the Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency Act  1997 .