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DISABILITY SERVICE SAFEGUARDS ACT 2018 (NO. 38 OF 2018) - SECT 4

Definition of disability

    (1)     In this Act, "disability" means

        (a)     an impairment, or any combination of impairments, that—

              (i)     is, or is likely to be, permanent; and

              (ii)     may, or may not, be attributable to a psychiatric condition; and

              (iii)     causes, or is likely to cause, a person to require lifelong support; and

              (iv)     results in a person having substantially reduced functional capacity to undertake one or more of the following activities—

    (A)     communication;

    (B)     social or economic participation;

    (C)     social interaction;

    (D)     learning;

    (E)     mobility;

    (F)     self-care;

    (G)     self-management; or

        (b)     a developmental delay.

    (2)     For the purposes of the definition of disability in subsection (1)—

"developmental delay" means a delay in the development of a child under the age of 6 years that—

        (a)     is attributable to an impairment, or any combination of impairments; and

        (b)     results in substantial functional limitations to undertake one or more of the following activities—

              (i)     self-care;

              (ii)     receptive and expressive language;

              (iii)     cognitive development;

              (iv)     motor development; and

        (c)     reflects the child's need for a combination and sequence of special interdisciplinary, or generic care, treatment or other services which are of extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.



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