Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered ActsIn this Act:
"acting in an official capacity", in relation to an authorised officer, means the officer is exercising powers or performing functions under, or otherwise related to the administration of, this Act.
"affiliated health organisation", see section 9 (2).
"authorised officer" means any of the following:
(a) a Health Service Inquiry Officer;
(b) a Health Service Auditor;
(c) a performance improvement adviser;
(d) a person appointed as one of a group of performance improvement personnel.
"Board" means a Health Service Board.
"capital works" means capital works as defined in clause I 1.2.3 of the Treasurers Directions issued under the Financial Management Act .
"CEO" means the Chief Executive Officer of the Department.
"chairperson", of a Board, means a person appointed under section 29 (1) to be the chairperson of the Board, and includes a person acting for the time being as the chairperson of the Board.
"COO", of a Service, means the person appointed to be the Chief Operating Officer for the Service under section 30 .
"Department" means the Agency principally responsible for health policy in the Territory.
"deputy chairperson", of a Board, means a person appointed under section 29 (2).
"Executive Contract of Employment", see section 3(1) of PSEMA .
"exercise", of a power, includes the purported exercise of the power.
"Health Service "means an entity established under section 17 (1).
"health service", see section 8 .
"Health Service Audit", see section 57 .
"Health Service Auditor "means a person appointed under section 58 (1).
"Health Service Board" means a Board established under section 21 .
"Health Service Directive", see section 50 (1).
"Health Service Inquiry Officer "means a person appointed under section 54 (1).
"health support service" means a service that is provided in aid or support of a health service, for example, a professional, technical or other educational service.
hospital services means services provided by or on behalf of a public hospital.
"medical service" means a service, related to ensuring the health of a person, that is provided by:
(a) a health practitioner within the meaning of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NT); or
(b) a person of a class of persons prescribed by regulation.
"Medicare Local", for the Territory, means the entity established as the Medicare Local for the Territory for the purposes of the National Health Reform Agreement agreed by COAG on 2 August 2011, as amended from time to time.
"member" means a member of a Board.
"operational area", of a Service, means the operational area mentioned in section 17 (1)(b).
"performance", of a function, includes the purported performance of the function.
"performance improvement adviser" means a person appointed under section 63 (2).
performance improvement personnel means persons appointed under section 64 (2).
"performance improvement plan", see section 62 (1).
"PSEMA" means the Public Sector Employment and Management Act .
"public health service", see section 8 (2).
"Public Health System", see section 11 (1).
"relevant Service", see:
(a) for Part 6, Division 3 – section 53 ; and
(b) for Part 6, Division 4 – see section 58 (1); and
(c) for Part 6, Division 5 – see section 61 (1).
"SDA" means a Service Delivery Agreement.
"Service" means a Health Service.
"Service Delivery Agreement", see section 40 .
"System Manager", see section 11 (2).