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HOSPITAL AND HEALTH BOARDS REGULATION 2023 - SCHEDULE 9

SCHEDULE 9 – Dictionary


"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled health organisation" , for part 4 , see section 16 .

"afternoon shift" , for part 7 , see section 39 .

"Australian Standard Geographical Classification" means the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (Cat. No. 1216.0), July 2011 edition published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

"Australian Statistical Geography Standard" means the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (Cat. No. 1270.0.55.001), July 2021 edition published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

"chief First Nations health officer" , for part 4 , see section 16 .

"committee" , for part 5 , see section 23 .

"community" , for part 4 , see section 16 .

"community of Cardwell" means the area consisting of statistical area level 1 (SA1) 3116116, 3116117, 3116118, 3116119, 3116106, 3116122, 3116123, 3116139.

"community of Taroom" means the area consisting of statistical area level 1 (SA1) 3119407, 3119408, 3119410.

"community of Urandangi" means the area consisting of mesh blocks 30023480000 and 30023490000.

"consumer" , for part 4 , see section 16 .

"health system employer" , for part 3 , see section 6 .

"implementation stakeholders" , for a Service’s health equity strategy, for part 4 , see section 21 .

"injury severity score" , for a person, for schedule 7A , means an overall score of the severity of the person’s physical injuries worked out using an anatomical scoring system.

"local government area" means a local government area under the Australian Standard Geographical Classification.

"member" , for part 5 , see section 23 .

"mesh block" means a mesh block under the Australian Statistical Geography Standard.

"morning shift" , for part 7 , see section 39 .

"National Disability Insurance Scheme" , for schedule 7A , see the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cwlth) , section 9 .

"night shift" , for part 7 , see section 39 .

"privacy policy" , for part 5 , see section 31 .

"relevant asplenic patient" , for schedule 7A , means a person with—

(a) asplenia; or
(b) reduced spleen function due to a medical condition or intervention.

"relevant chief executive" , for part 3 , see section 6 .

"relevant trauma patient" , for schedule 7A , means a person who attends a public sector hospital for treatment of a physical injury and—
(a) dies as a direct or indirect result of the injury—
(i) after receiving treatment in the hospital’s emergency department; or
(ii) at any time during admission to the hospital; or
(b) has an injury severity score greater than 12.

"residential premises" see the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 , section 10 .

"rural Service" means each of the following Hospital and Health Services—
(a) Central West;
(b) North West;
(c) South West;
(d) Torres and Cape.

"safety and quality committee" means a safety and quality committee established by a board under schedule 1 , section 8 (1) (b) of the Act and section 44 (1) (a) .

"service-delivery stakeholders" , for a Service’s health equity strategy, for part 4 , see section 16 .

"specified information" , for part 5 , see section 33 .

"statistical area level 1 (SA1)" means a statistical area level 1 (SA1) under the Australian Statistical Geography Standard.

"statistical local area" means a statistical local area under the Australian Standard Geographical Classification.


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