Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

HEALTH ACT 1993 - SECT 7

In this Act:

"health service provider"—

        (a)     means a health practitioner or other person who provides a health service; and

        (b)     for a health facility, means a health service provider who—

              (i)     provides a health service at the health facility; or

              (ii)     uses the equipment or other facilities of the health facility to provide a health service elsewhere.

Examples of people who may be health service providers

1     a chiropractor

2     a dentist

3     a dental technician

4     a dental prosthetist

5     a doctor

6     a nurse

7     an osteopath

8     an optometrist

9     a pharmacist

10     a physiotherapist

Note     An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).