South Australian Current Acts

HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW (SOUTH AUSTRALIA) ACT 2010 - SECT 77A

77A—Interpretation

        (1)         In this Part—

"callout to which Division 2 applies"—see section 77C(2);

"health practitioner" means—

            (a)         a health practitioner within the meaning of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) ; and

            (b)         any other person declared by the regulations to be included in the ambit of this definition for the purposes of this Act;

"health service" means—

            (a)         a health service within the meaning of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) ; and

            (b)         any other service or activity declared by the regulations to be included in the ambit of this definition for the purposes of this Act;

"out of hours callout" means a request for the attendance of a health practitioner at a specified place made by or on behalf of a person where—

            (a)         the attendance occurs, or is to occur—

                  (i)         between the hours of 5 pm on one day and 8 am on the next day; or

                  (ii)         on a Saturday or Sunday; or

                  (iii)         on a public holiday; and

            (b)         the place at which a health practitioner is to attend pursuant to the request is in a remote area,

but does not include a request of a kind declared by the regulations not to be included in the ambit of this definition;

"remote area"—see subsection (2);

"second responder" means a person engaged as a second responder in accordance with section 77D;

"State authority" means—

            (a)         a public sector agency; or

Note—

This includes, for example, entities such as incorporated hospitals under the Health Care Act 2008 .

            (b)         a local council constituted under the Local Government Act 1999 ; or

            (c)         any other person or body declared by the regulations to be a State authority for the purposes of this Part,

but does not include a person or body declared by the regulations to be excluded from the ambit of this definition;

"unscheduled callout" means a request for the attendance of a health practitioner made by or on behalf of a person where—

            (a)         the attendance is, or is requested, to occur within 24 hours of the making of the request; and

            (b)         the place at which a health practitioner is to attend pursuant to the request is in a remote area,

but does not include a request for attendance of a kind declared by the regulations not to be included in the ambit of this definition.

        (2)         For the purposes of this Part, a reference to a "remote area" will be taken to be a reference to the following areas of the State:

            (a)         the lands within the meaning of the A n angu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 ;

            (b)         the lands within the meaning of the Maralinga Tjarutja Land Rights Act 1984 ;

            (c)         an area outside of a council area under the Local Government Act 1999 ;

            (d)         any other area declared by the regulations to be included in the ambit of this definition,

but does not include an area declared by the regulations to be excluded from the ambit of this definition.

        (3)         For the purposes of this Part, a reference to "attending a callout will be taken to be a reference to attending a specified place in response to a callout to which Division 2 applies.