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PUBLIC HEALTH (CERVICAL CYTOLOGY) REGULATIONS (NO. 30 OF 1994) - REG 3
3. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—“abnormal”, in relation to test results, means test results that indicate abnormal cell growth in the cervix of the uterus; “cervical cancer” means a malignant growth of human tissue in the cervix of the uterus that has the potential to invade tissue beyond its site of origin; “Cervical Cytology Register” means the register maintained under regulation 6; “cervical material” means cervical tissue taken from a woman to determine whether she has cervical cancer; “cervical smear” means cervical tissue taken from a woman to determine whether she has a precursor to cervical cancer; “health practitioner” means—
(a) a person registered as a medical
practitioner under the Medical Practitioners Act 1930 ;
(b) a person who is to be deemed to be registered under
the Medical Practitioners Act 1930 by virtue of section 25 of the
Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth;
(c) a person registered as a general nurse under the Nurses
Act 1988 ; or
(d) a person who
is to be deemed to be registered under the Nurses Act 1988 by virtue of
section 25 of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth;
“identification code”, with respect to a health practitioner or
laboratory, means a code used in connection with the Cervical Cytology
Register that identifies the health practitioner or laboratory for the
purposes of the Register;
“laboratory” means a place, whether
within or outside the Territory, at which—
(a) pathological (cytology) examinations of cervical smears; or
(b) pathological (histology)
examinations of cervical material;
are undertaken;
“management
committee” means the management committee established under
regulation 12;
“member” means a member of the management
committee;
“pathology request form” means a pathology request form
relating to a pathological (cytology) examination of a cervical smear or a
pathological (histology) examination of cervical material;
“refusal of
consent marker”, in relation to a cervical smear, means a clearly
visible marker that may be placed on the pathology request form to indicate
that the registrable particulars with respect to the woman are not to be
registered;
“registered” means entered on the Cervical Cytology
Register;
“registrable particulars” means particulars prescribed
by regulation 11;
“test results”, in relation to a woman, means
the results of— (a) a
pathological (cytology) examination of a cervical smear taken from her; or
(b) a histological examination of cervical
material taken from her;
“woman” means a woman who is ordinarily
resident in the Territory.