s 208L
In forceMeaning of cognitive impairment
Schedule ICriminal Code of the Northern Territory of Australia
Part VIASexual offences
Division 5Sexual acts committed against cognitively impaired persons by carers
208L Meaning of cognitive impairment
For this Division, a person has a cognitive impairment if:
(a)
the person has one of the following impairments:
(i)
an intellectual disability;
(ii) a developmental disorder (including an autistic spectrum disorder);
(iii)
a neurological disorder;
(iv)
dementia;
(v)
a severe mental illness;
(vi)
a brain injury; and
(b) the impairment results in the person requiring supervision or social habilitation in connection with daily life activities.
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