South Australian Current Regulations

HEALTH CARE REGULATIONS 2023 - REG 3

3—Interpretation

In these regulations—

"Act" means the Health Care Act 2008;

"authorised person" has the same meaning as in section 63 of the Act;

"baby" means a baby whether born dead or alive, but does not include a baby who does not achieve a gestational age of 20 weeks or a birth weight of 400 grams;

"cancer" means—

            (a)         a malignant growth of human tissue which, if unchecked, is likely to spread to adjacent tissue or beyond its place of origin and which has the propensity to recur, including but not limited to—

                  (i)         a malignant neoplasm, whether invasive or in situ (including in situ melanoma, breast cancer and bladder cancer); or

                  (ii)         any lymphohaematopoietic neoplasm; or

            (b)         a neoplasm of the brain, spinal cord or cranial nerves, or other intracranial neoplasm whether benign, malignant or of uncertain malignant potential;

"congenital abnormality" means an abnormality of prenatal origin, and includes structural, genetic and chromosomal abnormalities and biochemical defects, but does not include minor malformations that do not require medical treatment;

"sentinel event" has the same meaning as in the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. Australian Sentinel Event List (version 2): Specifications. Sydney: ACSQHC; 2020 .