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day they are granted a removal from the location, or any later day.
5.  If the member's resident family are granted a removal from the housing benefit location and depart after the member, the posting period ends on the day their resident family depart.
6.  In deciding whether it is reasonable for a member's posting period to start on an earlier day or end on a later day, the CDF must consider all of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                     The circumstances of the member's removal to or from the location.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                     The number, age, gender and circumstances of the member's resident family.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                                                     The availability of rental accommodation at the location.
    d.                                                                                                                                                                                                     Any other factor relevant to the posting.
    Note:  The specific provisions in other Chapters regarding the start and stop of particular benefits override this definition.

1.3.5 Serious illness

   Serious illness means one of the following.
   a.                                           For a member under the Australians dangerously ill scheme — any of the following.
                                                i.                                                                                 Life endangerment.
                                                ii.                                                                                Significant disablement.
                                                iii.                                                                               Material impact on future life.
                                                iv.                                                                                Mental health condition.
                                                Note: The Australians dangerously ill scheme is provided under the following.
                                                a. Within Australia – Chapter 9 Part 3 Division 9.
                                                b. Overseas – Chapter 12 Part 8.
   b.                                           For any of the following — life endangerment of a member's close relative.
                                                i.                                                                                 Personal leave for compassionate reasons under Chapter 5 Part 9 Division 2.
                                                ii.                                                                                Travel for compassionate reasons under Chapter 15 Part 3 Division 6.

1.3.6 Special needs

1.  Subject to subsection 2, special needs in relation to one of the following, means a person who the CDF is satisfied has a condition set out in column A of the following table that has been assessed or recognised by the person in column B of the same item.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The member's resident family.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                A person who has an interdependent relationship with the member under paragraph 1.3.37.1.d.

Item  Column A                                                                                                                        Column B
      Condition                                                                                                                       Person who must assess or recognise the condition.
1.    Physical.                                                                                                                       A specialist medical practitioner.
2.    Intellectual.
3.    Sensory.
4.    Multiple impairments.
5.    Medical condition, illness or disability.
6.    Speech or language disorders.                                                                                                   One of the following.
                                                                                                                                      a. A specialist medical practitioner.
                                                                                                                                      b. A paramedical practitioner.
7.    Social, emotional or behavioural.
8.    Specific learning difficulties.                                                                                                 One of the following.
                                                                                                                                      a. A specialist medical practitioner.
                                                                                                                                      b. A psychologist.
9.    They are academically gifted or talented and have achieved a score at or about the 95th percentile on either of the following.  A psychologist with qualification and experience in assessing children.
      a. Any individual or group IQ test.
      b. A subscale of an individual IQ test.

2.  A member must apply for recognition special needs using the approved form.
3.  A person