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In forceWhat is an intellectual disability
Chapter 1Preliminary
Part 4Interpretation
12 What is an intellectual disability
(1)
An intellectual disability is a disability within the meaning of the Disability Services Act that—
(a)
is characterised by significant limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviour; and
(b)
originates in a person before the age of 18.
(2)
Schedule 1 provides for assessing a person’s intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviour for subsection (1)(a).
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