Forensic Disability Act 2011
sec.12What is an intellectual disability
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sec.12 What is an intellectual disability
An intellectual disability is a disability within the meaning of the Disability Services Act that— is characterised by significant limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviour; and originates in a person before the age of 18. Schedule 1 provides for assessing a person’s intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviour for subsection (1) (a) . (sec.12-ssec.1) An intellectual disability is a disability within the meaning of the Disability Services Act that— is characterised by significant limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviour; and originates in a person before the age of 18. (sec.12-ssec.2) Schedule 1 provides for assessing a person’s intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviour for subsection (1) (a) .
- (a) is characterised by significant limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviour; and
- (b) originates in a person before the age of 18.