Hospital and Health Boards Regulation 2023

In this part—

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled health organisation means a body corporate that—

has a governing body whose members are Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islander people elected by a local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community; and

has rules preventing the distribution of the body corporate’s property to its members; and

delivers health services to the local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community.

chief First Nations health officer means the public service officer employed in the department who is appointed as the chief First Nations health officer.

community includes a group or organisation consisting of individuals with a common interest.Examples of common interest—

• an interest in delivery of health services in a particular geographic location

• an interest in particular health issues

• a common cultural background, religion or language

consumer includes the following entities—

an individual who uses or may use a health service;

the family members, carers and representatives of an individual mentioned in paragraph (a);

a group of, or organisation for, individuals mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b);

a representative of the group or organisation mentioned in paragraph (c).

implementation stakeholders, for a Service’s health equity strategy, see section 21.

service-delivery stakeholders, for a Service’s health equity strategy, means the following organisations—

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled health organisations in the Service’s health service area;

local primary healthcare organisations for the Service.