Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
"Board" means the Board of the Institute.
"CEO" means the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute.
"Chair" means the Chair of the Board.
"Deputy Chair" means the Deputy Chair of the Board.
"Ethics Committee" means the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Ethics Committee.
"Finance Minister" means the Minister administering the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 .
"health-related information and statistics" means information and statistics collected and produced from data relevant to health or health services.
"Institute" means the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
"member" means a member of the Board, and includes the Chair and the Deputy Chair.
"paid work" means work for financial gain or reward (whether as an employee, a self - employed person or otherwise).
"production" means compilation, analysis and dissemination.
"State Health Minister" means:
(a) the Minister of the Crown for a State;
(b) the Minister of the Australian Capital Territory ; or
(c) the Minister of the Northern Territory ;
who is responsible, or principally responsible, for the administration of matters relating to health in the State, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory , as the case may be.
"State Housing Minister" means:
(a) the Minister of the Crown for a State; or
(b) the Minister of the Australian Capital Territory ; or
(c) the Minister of the Northern Territory ;
who is responsible, or principally responsible, for the administration of matters relating to housing in the State or Territory, as the case may be.
"State or Territory agency" means:
(a) a Department of a State or Territory; or
(b) a body (whether incorporated or not) established for a public purpose by or under a law of a State or Territory.
"State Welfare Minister" means:
(a) the Minister of the Crown for a State; or
(b) the Minister of the Australian Capital Territory ; or
(c) the Minister of the Northern Territory ;
who is responsible, or principally responsible, for the administration of matters relating to welfare in the State or Territory, as the case may be.
"trust money" means money received or held by the Institute on trust.
"trust property" means property received or held by the Institute on trust.
"welfare-related information and statistics" means information and statistics collected and produced from data relevant to the provision of welfare services.
"welfare services" includes:
(a) aged care services; and
(b) child care services (including services designed to encourage or support participation by parents in educational courses, training and the labour force); and
(c) services for people with disabilities; and
(d) housing assistance (including programs designed to provide access to secure housing in the long term and programs to provide access to crisis accommodation in the short term); and
(e) child welfare services (including, in particular, child protection and substitute care services); and
(f) other community services.