Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsaccepted representations see section 82.
admission, to a private health facility, includes allowing a person to enter the facility to receive health services at the facility.
approval means an approval under part 5.
approval holder means the holder of an approval.
associate, of an applicant for an authority or an authority holder, means--
(a) a corporation of which the applicant or authority holder is a subsidiary; or
(b) a party to an arrangement with the applicant or authority holder for the operation of the private health facility to which the application or authority relates; or
(c) a partner of the applicant or authority holder for the operation of the facility to which the application or authority relates.
authorised person means a person appointed as an authorised person under this Act.
authority means an approval or a licence.
authority holder means the holder of an authority.
building code means the edition, in force at the relevant time, of the Building Codes of Australia (including the Queensland Appendix) published by the body known as the Australian Building Codes Board.
certificate of classification means a certificate of classification issued under the Building Act 1975.
change notice--
* for part 5, division 5, subdivision 1--see section 32(3)
* for part 6, division 7, subdivision 1--see section 58(3).
chief health officer means the chief health officer under the Health Services Act 1991, section 57B.
commencement day, for part 12, see section 152.
compliance notice see section 125(2).
consent, for part 12, see section 152.
corresponding law means a law of another State, the Commonwealth or a foreign country that provides for the same matter as this Act or a provision of this Act.
day hospital see section 10.
discharge, from a private health facility, includes allowing a person to leave the facility after the person has received health services at the facility.
document certification requirement see section 116(5).
document production requirement see section 116(6).
executive officer, of a corporation, means a person who is concerned with, or takes part in, the corporation's management, whether or not the person is a director or the person's position is given the name of executive officer.
existing licences, for part 14, see section 166.
existing licence to erect see section 152.
existing licence to use see section 152.
facsimile warrant see section 97(4).
health service see section 7.
information notice, for a decision made by the chief health officer or an authorised person, is a written notice stating the following--
(a) the decision;
(b) the reasons for the decision;
(c) that the person to whom the notice is given may have the decision reviewed within 28 days;
(d) the way the person may have the decision reviewed;
(e) if the decision is that an authority be suspended or cancelled, a direction that the person surrender the authority within 7 days after receiving the notice;
(f) if the decision is to change an authority, a direction that the person return the authority to record the change within 7 days after receiving the notice.
internal review see section 127(1).
licence means a licence under part 6.
licence to erect see section 152.
licence to use see section 152.
licensee means the holder of a licence.
Mater private hospitals, for part 14, see section 166.
Mater public hospitals, for part 14, see section 166.
original decision see section 127(1).
notice of intention--
* for part 5, division 5--see section 29(3)
* for part 6, division 7--see section 55(3).
patient means a person admitted to a private health facility to receive a health service.
place of seizure see section 105(a).
premises includes--
(a) a building or other structure; and
(b) land where a building or other structure is situated; and
(c) part of the building, other structure or land.
prescribed alteration, to a private health facility, see section 62(1).
private health facility see section 8.
private hospital see section 9.
public place means a place the public is entitled to use, open to the public or used by the public, whether or not on payment of money.
quality assurance entity means an entity prescribed under a regulation that conducts a quality assurance program.
quality assurance program means a program, prescribed under a regulation, for certifying that a private health facility operates under a quality assurance system.
repealed division means the Health Act 1937, part 3, division 4, as in force from time to time before its omission by this Act.
review decision see section 129(1).
show cause notice see section 81(2).
show cause period--
* for part 5, division 5--see section 29(3)
* for part 6, division 7--see section 55(3)
* for part 7--see section 81.
special warrant see section 97(1).
standard means a standard made under part 3.
subsidiary has the same meaning as under the Corporations Act.
the Mater, for part 14, see section 166.
transfer notice see section 70(3).
warrant form see section 97(5).