Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
"Australia" , when used in a geographical sense, includes Norfolk Island, the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the Territory of Christmas Island.
"authorised officer" , in relation to a provision of this Act, means the Chief Executive Medicare or a Departmental employee who is appointed by the Chief Executive Medicare under section 8M to be an authorised officer for the purposes of that provision.
"benefit" includes:
(a) a pension, allowance, concession or payment; and
(b) a card entitling its holder to a concession or a payment of any kind.
"Chief Executive Centrelink" has the same meaning as in the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997 .
"Chief Executive Medicare" means the Chief Executive Medicare referred to in section 4.
"constable" means a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police or a member of the police force or police service of a State or Territory.
"data" includes:
(a) information in any form; and
(b) any program (or part of a program).
"data held in a computer" includes:
(a) data held in any removable data storage device for the time being held in a computer; or
(b) data held in a data storage device on a computer network of which the computer forms a part.
"data storage device" means a thing containing, or designed to contain, data for use by a computer.
"dental benefit" has the same meaning as in the Dental Benefits Act 2008 .
"Departmental employee" means:
(a) unless paragraph (b) applies--an APS employee in Services Australia; or
(b) if a Minister other than a Minister administering the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997 administers this provision in relation to a matter--in relation to the matter, an APS employee in the Department that:
(i) is administered by that other Minister; and
(ii) deals with the matter.
Note: APS employee is defined in the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
"evidential material" means a thing relevant to a relevant offence or relevant civil contravention, including such a thing in an electronic form.
"function" includes power.
"medicare benefit" means a medicare benefit under Part II of the Health Insurance Act 1973 .
"medicare functions" , in relation to the Chief Executive Medicare, has the meaning given by section 6.
"medicare program" has the meaning given by section 41G.
"occupier" , in relation to premises comprising a vessel, vehicle or aircraft, means the person apparently in charge of the vessel, vehicle or aircraft.
"officer assisting" , in relation to a warrant under Division 4 of Part IID, means:
(a) a person who is a Departmental employee and who is assisting in executing the warrant; or
(b) a person who is not a Departmental employee and who has been authorised by the relevant authorised officer to assist in executing the warrant.
"perform" includes exercise.
"pharmaceutical benefit" means a pharmaceutical benefit as defined in Part VII of the National Health Act 1953 .
"premises" includes a place and a conveyance.
"relevant civil contravention" has the same meaning as in subsection 124B(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 .
"relevant offence" is defined in section 3A.
"Secretary" means the Chief Executive Officer of Services Australia.
"seize" includes secure against interference.
"service delivery functions" , in relation to the Chief Executive Medicare, has the meaning given by section 7.
"thing" includes a substance.
"warrant premises" means premises in relation to which a warrant under Division 4 of Part IID is in force.