Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00188:clause:1_20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00188
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 20
Character Range: 125010–127553

20      There is a severe functional impact on maintaining continence of the bladder or bowel.

            (1) At least one of the following, ((2), (3) or (4)), applies.

            Bladder

            (2) In respect of continence of the bladder:

                 (a) the person has severe difficulty travelling to or participating in community or social environments due to the management of the continence of the bladder, causing frequent disruption to daily activities due to avoidance of activities; or

                 Example: the person avoids using lifts, public transport or being near others due to the nature of their condition.

                 (b) the person has continual dribbling of urine throughout the day that results in interruption to tasks, work or training on most days; or

                 (c) the person has major leakage from the bladder, such as a large amount of urine – enough to soak through a prescribed continence pad and clothes at least every day but not every hour.

            Bowel

            (3) In respect of continence of the bowel:

                 (a) the person has severe difficulty travelling to or participating in community or social environments due to the management of the continence of the bowel, causing frequent disruption to daily activities due to avoidance of activities; or

                 Example: the person avoids using lifts, public transport or being near others due to the nature of their condition.

                 (b) the person has minor leakage from the bowel, such as enough faecal matter to soil underwear or continence pad but not outer clothes, every day; or

                 (c) the person has major leakage from the bowel, such as enough faecal matter to fully soil underwear or a continence pad, at least weekly.

            Continence aids

            (4) In respect of continence aids:

                 (a) the person has severe difficulty travelling to or participating in community or social environments due to the management of continence aids, causing frequent disruption to daily activities due to avoidance of activities; or

                 Example: the person avoids using lifts, public transport or being near others due to the nature of their condition.

                 (b) the person has a stoma, or uses a catheter or other collection device to manage their continence and needs assistance to manage the continence aid; or

                 (c) the person wears continence pads and needs assistance to change these during the day.