6Circumstances of permanent incapacity

6 Circumstances of permanent incapacity

(1) A person is permanently incapacitated for work for subparagraph 45Q(4)(c)(ii) of the Act if: (a) the person is permanently blind in both eyes; or (b) the person has a physical, intellectual or psychiatric impairment that has the consequences mentioned in subsection (2). (2) The consequences are: (a) the impairment has an impairment rating of 20 points or more when assessed as if Parts 2 and 3 of the Social Security Determination applied to the impairment; and (b) solely because of the impairment, the person cannot work: (i) for the following 2 years for at least 30 hours per week at award wages or above; and (ii) in a job that exists in Australia, even if not, for a particular person, in the locally accessible labour market.