Interpretation
15 Interpretation
In this Part—
deciding practitioner, for a decision about the transfer of a person, means—
the coordinating medical practitioner for the person; or
if the coordinating medical practitioner for the person is not available, another medical practitioner nominated by the person;
facility means—
a nursing home, hostel or other facility at which accommodation, nursing or personal care is provided to persons on a residential basis who, because of infirmity, illness, disease, incapacity or disability, have a need for nursing or personal care; or
a residential aged care facility; or
a retirement village (within the meaning of the Retirement
Villages Act 2016);
relevant entity means an entity, other than a natural person, that provides a relevant service;
relevant service means a residential aged care service or a personal care service, or services provided in the course of administering a retirement village scheme (within the meaning of the Retirement
Villages Act 2016);
residential aged care means personal care or nursing care (or both) that is provided to a person in a residential facility in which the person is also provided with accommodation that includes—
staffing to meet the nursing and personal care needs of the person; and
meals and cleaning services; and
furnishings, furniture and equipment for the provision of that care and accommodation;
residential aged care facility means a facility at which residential aged care is provided, whether or not the care is provided by an entity that is an approved provider under the Aged
Care Quality and Safety Commission Act 2018 of the Commonwealth;
residential facility does not include—
a private home; or
a hospital or psychiatric facility; or
a facility that primarily provides care to people who are not frail and aged.
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.