Section 61HDCrimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Meaning of “cognitive impairment”

For the purposes of this Division, a person has a cognitive impairment if the person has—
(a) an intellectual disability, or
(b) a developmental disorder (including an autistic spectrum disorder), or
(c) a neurological disorder, or
(d) dementia, or
(e) a severe mental illness, or
(f) a brain injury,
that results in the person requiring supervision or social habilitation in connection with daily life activities.

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