New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

HEALTH RECORDS AND INFORMATION PRIVACY REGULATION 2006 - REG 2

2 Definitions

(1) In this Regulation:
"accredited chaplain", in relation to a public hospital or health institution, means a person:

(a) who has been accredited for the purposes of providing chaplaincy services in the hospital or institution by the chief executive of a public health organisation that is responsible for controlling that hospital or institution, and

(b) whose accreditation has not been revoked.

"chief executive", in relation to a public health organisation, has the same meaning as in the Health Services Act 1997 .
"Department" means the Department of Health.
"Director-General" means the Director-General of the Department.
"health institution", "public health organisation" and "public hospital" have the same meanings as in the Health Services Act 1997 .
"the Act" means the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 .

(1A) A reference in this Regulation to a hospital or health institution controlled by a public health organisation includes a reference to a hospital or health institution that is conducted by or on behalf of such an organisation.

Note: Clause 2 of Part 2 of the Dictionary to the Health Services Act 1997 contains a similar provision in relation to references in that Act to hospitals, health institutions and services controlled by a public health organisation or other body or person.

(2) Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.