24AMeaning of “person in the relevant group”

#### 24A Meaning of “person in the relevant group” 24A Meaning of “person in the relevant group” > > (1) For this Act, a person in the relevant group is a person who has a disability, whether or not of a chronic episodic nature, that— > > > > > (a) is attributable to an intellectual, cognitive, neurological, psychiatric, sensory or physical impairment, or a combination of those impairments, and > > > > > (b) is permanent or likely to be permanent, and > > > > > (c) results in a significant reduction in the person’s functional capacity in one or more areas of major life activity, including, for example, communication, social interaction, learning, mobility, decision-making, self-care and self-management, and > > > > > (d) results in the need for support, whether or not of an ongoing nature. > > > (2) To avoid doubt, each of the following persons, within the meaning of the [Mental Health Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-008), is a person in the relevant group if the person has a disability referred to in subsection (1)— > > > > > (a) an involuntary patient or a forensic patient, > > > > > (b) a person subject to a community treatment order, > > > > > (c) a person under detention in a mental health facility. > > > (3) A person in the relevant group includes a child under 6 years of age who has developmental delay within the meaning of the [National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth. > > > (4) To avoid doubt, a person with a permanent disability is a person in the relevant group even if the severity of the person’s impairment because of the disability may diminish over time or the person’s condition may improve. > > > (5) In this section— > > > > disability, in relation to a person, includes a long-term physical, psychiatric, intellectual or sensory impairment that, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder the person’s full and effective participation in the community on an equal basis with others. > > > > support means assistance provided to a person with disability to do one or more of the following— > > > > > (a) help the person undertake the person’s day to day activities, > > > > > (b) increase the person’s independence, > > > > > (c) facilitate the person’s social and economic inclusion in the community. > > **s 24A:** Ins 2022 No 35, Sch 2.3\[4\].