Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00136:schedule:1:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00136
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 2/5)
Character Range: 50613–53735

of Assessing fitness to drive for commercial and private vehicle drivers, dated 22 June 2002, was available to view or download on Austroads's website at https://austroads.com.au.
(h) hearing loss that means the person is unable to understand conversational voice at a distance of 2 metres at the time of the assessment, whether unaided or with the assistance of a medically prescribed hearing aid;
(i) any neurological or other functional impairment that causes the person not to be able to operate the flight controls safely in all circumstances when in the flying environment;
(j) any musculoskeletal disability, disorder or disease of the bones, joints, muscles, or tendons, which would limit or restrict the normal manipulation of aircraft controls, or would require physical modifications to the aircraft to enable appropriate manipulation of the controls;
(k) any other abnormality, disability, or disease (active or latent) or injury that can become suddenly and unpredictably safety-relevant in the flying environment;
(l) any other medical condition that makes a person unable to safely perform all required aspects of the flying task that the person intends to perform;
(m) any disease or condition that reduces the capacity of a person to undertake the online self-assessment of medical fitness process, including to make a declaration or give an undertaking as part of that process, including, but not limited to, the following:
           (i) dementia or other memory disorders including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, Lewy Body dementia;
           (ii) psychotic disorders or psychiatric diseases with psychotic features including, but not limited to, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder;
           (iii) any other disease that includes cognitive impairment or decline as a known part of the natural history of the disease, including, but not limited to, Parkinson's disease and traumatic brain injury.
disqualifying medication or substance means any of the following medications or substances that, if taken or used regularly at the dosage or amount taken by the person concerned, may reduce the person's capacity to safely perform all required aspects of the flying task that the person intends to perform, or to undertake the online self-assessment of medical fitness process (including making a declaration or giving an undertaking as part of that process):
(a) benzodiazepines and other sedatives including, but not limited to, diazepam and alprazolam;
(b) antipsychotics, including, but not limited to, olanzapine, quetiapine, and aripiprazole;
(c) tricyclic antidepressants, including, but not limited to, amitriptyline;
(d) mood stabilising medications, including, but not limited to, lithium and sodium valproate;
(e) narcotic analgesics, including, but not limited to, hydromorphone, codeine, morphine, and oxycodone;
(f) pain-modifying medications, including, but not limited to, gabapentin and pregabalin;
(g) Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol;
(h) 6-Acetyl morphine;
(i) Amphetamine;
(j) Benzoylecgonine;
(k) Cocaine;
(l) Codeine;
(m) Dexamphetamine;
(n) Methylamphetamine;