4Mental health impairment

#### 4 Mental health impairment 4 Mental health impairment > > (1) For the purposes of this Act, a person has a mental health impairment if— > > > > > (a) the person has a temporary or ongoing disturbance of thought, mood, volition, perception or memory, and > > > > > (b) the disturbance would be regarded as significant for clinical diagnostic purposes, and > > > > > (c) the disturbance impairs the emotional wellbeing, judgment or behaviour of the person. > > > (2) A mental health impairment may arise from any of the following disorders but may also arise for other reasons— > > > > > (a) an anxiety disorder, > > > > > (b) an affective disorder, including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, > > > > > (c) a psychotic disorder, > > > > > (d) a substance induced mental disorder that is not temporary. > > > (3) A person does not have a mental health impairment for the purposes of this Act if the person’s impairment is caused solely by— > > > > > (a) the temporary effect of ingesting a substance, or > > > > > (b) a substance use disorder.