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instrument sets out a questionnaire (the ACL questionnaire) about the functional ability, behaviour and special care needs of a child.

        (2) The ACL questionnaire must only be completed by a person seeking to claim:
           (a) a carer payment under the Act for the care of a child; or
           (b) a carer allowance under the Act for the care of a disabled child.

       Note:  Subsection 11(6) of this instrument allows the Secretary to amend a completed ACL questionnaire in certain circumstances.

        (3) Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the instrument sets out another questionnaire (the professional questionnaire) about the functional ability, behaviour and special care needs of a child.

        (4) The professional questionnaire must only be completed by a treating health professional.

       10  Rating method

         A person will achieve a qualifying rating if they achieve a rating of intense in accordance with Part 2 or Part 3 of the instrument.

       11  ACL questionnaire

       Scoring method

        (1) The questions in the ACL questionnaire are grouped into 4 categories (domains):
           (a) 2 Behavioural domains; and
           (b) Functional Abilities domain; and
           (c) Special Care Needs domain.

       Note:  The Functional Abilities and Special Care Needs domains are further divided into subdomains.

        (2) If a person marks more than 1 answer to any question, excluding questions 51 and 52 which allow multiple responses, only the answer that gives the highest score will be taken into account.

        (3) Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the instrument sets out details of the scoring for questions within each domain, and the method used to determine the total score for each ACL questionnaire.

        (4) The total score for each domain must not be less than 0.

    Secretary to be satisfied

        (5) The Secretary must be satisfied that a completed ACL questionnaire is an accurate reflection of the functional ability, behaviour and special care needs of the child to whom it relates.

        (6) If the Secretary is not satisfied that the completed ACL questionnaire is an accurate reflection of the child's functional ability, behaviour and special care needs, the Secretary may amend the scores for any of the domains if a question is deemed to have been missed or misinterpreted.

        (7) Additional points may only be added by the Secretary to the scores for any of the domains to reflect unaccounted for care load that is not presently recognised by the ACL questionnaire.

       12  Professional questionnaire

       Scoring method

        (1) Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the instrument sets out the method for scoring a child, on the basis of the answers given by the treating health professional as completed in relation to the child.

        (2) For all calculations for the purposes of Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the instrument, numbers