Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Cancer Act 1958 - SECT 59

PART III CANCER REPORTING AND REGISTERS

Definitions

59. Definitions



(1) In this Part unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter-

cancer means 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, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
includes carcinoma, sarcoma, any mixed tumour, leukaemia, any type of
lymphoma, melanoma and non-invasive, in situ carcinoma;

cancer test means an examination or a test that is undertaken to determine
whether a person is suffering from cancer or any of its precursors and that
is-

   (a)  a pathological examination of a specimen from the person; or

   (b)  any other examination or test whatever prescribed as a cancer test;

Council means the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria established under Part I;

health service establishment has the same meaning as in the
Health Services Act 1988;





hospital means a public hospital or denominational hospital within the meaning
of the Health Services Act 1988;



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patient in relation to a hospital or private hospital includes any person who
receives relief or assistance from the hospital or private hospital, whether
or not he resides in the hospital or private hospital;

prescribed means prescribed by the regulations made under this Part;

prescribed register means-

   (a)  in relation to cancer of the cervix, the Cervical Register maintained
        by the Victorian Cytology (Gynaecological) Service; or

   (b)  in relation to cancer of another part of the human body, the register
        prescribed by the regulations of results from cancer tests for that
        type of cancer; or

   (c)  in relation to cancer of any part of the human body (including the
        cervix), a register prescribed by the regulations of results from
        cancer tests generally;

private hospital means a private hospital within the meaning of the
Health Services Act 1988;

proprietor-

   (a)  in relation to a private hospital or prescribed health service
        establishment, has the same meaning as in the
        Health Services Act 1988; and

   (b)  in relation to a hospital or prescribed registered funded agency means
        the committee of management or governing body (by whatever name
        called) of the hospital or agency;

registered funded agency has the same meaning as in the
Health Services Act 1988;



registered medical practitioner means a medical practitioner registered under
the Health Professions Registration Act 2005.







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