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In this Schedule, —

• “aided” means with –

  1. (a)

     the use of an aid or appliance; or

  2. (b)

     supervision, prompting or assistance;

• “assistance” means physical intervention by another person and does not include speech;

• “assistance dog” means a dog trained to guide or assist a person with a sensory impairment;

• “basic verbal information” means information in C’s native language conveyed verbally in a simple sentence;

• “basic written information” means signs, symbols and dates written or printed standard size text in C’s native language;

• “bathe” includes get into or out of an unadapted bath or shower;

• “communication support” means support from a person trained or experienced in communicating with people with specific communication needs, including interpreting verbal information into a non-verbal form and vice versa;

• “complex budgeting decisions” means decisions involving –

  1. (a)

     calculating household and personal budgets;

  2. (b)

     managing and paying bills; and

  3. (c)

     planning future purchases;

• “complex verbal information” means information in C’s native language conveyed verbally in either more than one sentence or one complicated sentence;

• “complex written information” means more than one sentence of written or printed standard size text in C’s native language;

• “cook” means heat food at or above waist height;

• “dress and undress” includes put on and take off socks and shoes;

• “engage socially” means –

  1. (a)

     interact with others in a contextually and socially appropriate manner;

  2. (b)

     understand body language; and

  3. (c)

     establish relationships;

• “manage incontinence” means manage involuntary evacuation of the bowel or bladder, including use a collecting device or self-catheterisation, and clean oneself afterwards;

• “manage medication or therapy” means take medication or undertake therapy, where a failure to do so is likely to result in a deterioration in C’s health;

• “medication” means medication to be taken at home which is prescribed or recommended by a registered –

  1. (a)

     doctor;

  2. (b)

     nurse; or

  3. (c)

     pharmacist;

• “monitor health” means –

  1. (a)

     detect significant changes in C’s health condition which are likely to lead to a deterioration in C’s health; and

  2. (b)

     take action advised by a –

     1. (i)

        registered doctor;

     2. (ii)

        registered nurse; or

     3. (iii)

        health professional who is regulated by the Health Professions Council,

     without which C’s health is likely to deteriorate;

• “orientation aid” means a specialist aid designed to assist disabled people to follow a route safely;

• “prepare”, in the context of food, means make food ready for cooking or eating;

• “prompting” means reminding, encouraging or explaining by another person;

• “psychological distress” means distress related to an enduring mental health condition or an intellectual or cognitive impairment;

• “read” includes read signs, symbols and words but does not include read Braille;

• “simple budgeting decisions” means decisions involving –

  1. (a)

     calculating the cost of goods; and

  2. (b)

     calculating change required after a purchase;

• “simple meal” means a cooked one-course meal for one using fresh ingredients;

• “social support” means support from a person trained or experienced in assisting people to engage in social situations;

• “stand” means stand upright with at least one biological foot on the ground;

• “supervision” means the continuous presence of another person for the purpose of ensuring C’s safety;

• “take nutrition” means –

  1. (a)

     cut food into pieces, convey food and drink to one’s mouth and chew and swallow food and drink; or

  2. (b)

     take nutrition by using a therapeutic source;

• “therapeutic source” means parenteral or enteral tube feeding, using a rate-limiting device such as a delivery system or feed pump;

• “therapy” means therapy to be undertaken at home which is prescribed or recommended by a—

  1. (a)

     registered –

     1. (i)

        doctor;

     2. (ii)

        nurse; or

     3. (iii)

        pharmacist; or

  2. (b)

     health professional regulated by the Health Professions Council;

• “toilet needs” means –

  1. (a)

     getting on and off an unadapted toilet;

  2. (b)

     evacuating the bladder and bowel; and

  3. (c)

     cleaning oneself afterwards; and

• “unaided” means without –

  1. (a)

     the use of an aid or appliance; or

  2. (b)

     supervision, prompting or assistance.