Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) For this Act, a health service is a service provided to someone (the service user ) for any of the following purposes:
(a) assessing, recording, maintaining or improving the physical, mental or emotional health, comfort or wellbeing of the service user;
(b) diagnosing or treating an illness, disability, disorder or condition of the service user.
(2) For the application of this Act in relation to a health professional who is a veterinary surgeon, a health service is a service provided to an animal (the service user ) for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b).
(3) Also, a "health service "includes a service provided by a health professional in the professional's capacity as a health professional.