4Definition of *disability*

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.