Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00151:reg:54:p27
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00151
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 54 (pt 27/36)
Character Range: 155695–160636

locking or giving way, without falling. Caution needed on steps and uneven ground, or when running.
                                                                                              Has intermittent pain from weight-bearing, ie, not all the time, or only after weight-bearing for some time.
                                                                                            Sciatic pain occurring frequently: present some of the time when walking.
TEN                                                                                           Walks at normal pace on level ground, but has constant difficulty up and down steps and over uneven ground. Need for a walking stick may be manifested:
                                                                                                 Pain and/or slowness; or
                                                                                                 constant pain from weight-bearing.
                                                                                              Pain restricts walking to 500 m or less, at a slow to moderate pace (4 km/h). Can walk further after resting.
                                                                                            Sciatic pain daily — present most of the time during walking.
TWENTY                                                                                        Walks at moderately reduced pace in comparison with peers on flat ground; and is unable to
                                                                                                 manage stairs or ramps without rails; or
                                                                                                 rise from the sitting position without the assistance of one hand.
                                                                                              Pain restricts walking (4 km/h) to 250 m or less at a time. Can walk further after resting.
THIRTY                                                                                        Walks at significantly reduced pace in comparison with peers and:
                                                                                                 legs give way frequently, resulting in falls. Can walk more   efficiently with a brace or an artificial limb; or
                                                                                                 is unable to negotiate stairs without personal assistance; or
                                                                                                 is unable to rise to standing position without the assistance of both hands.
                                                                                              Pain restricts walking (4 km/h) to 100 m or less at a time. Can walk further after resting.
FORTY                                                                                         Walks at greatly reduced pace in comparison with peers, is unable to negotiate kerbs, gutters or uneven ground, and
                                                                                                 is restricted to walking in home and around block. Probably needs a walking aid; or
                                                                                                 finds transfer difficult without personal assistance.
                                                                                              Pain restricts walking (4 km/h) to 50 m or less at a time. Can walk further after resting.
FIFTY                                                                                      Restricted to walking in and around home; and
                                                                                                 requires quad stick, crutches or similar walking aid;
                                                                                                 is unable to transfer without personal assistance.
SIXTY                                                                                      Restricted to walking in and around home. Can walk only with personal assistance, or with a walking aid such as a pickup frame.
SEVENTY                                                                                    Unable to walk or stand. Mobile only in a wheelchair.
                                                                                           Only one rating is to be selected from this table for any condition or combination of conditions.

No age adjustment permitted for this table

For the purposes of Table 3.2.2 "transfer" means:
    a move from one seat to another;
    a move from sitting to standing;
    a move on and off the toilet; or
    a move in and out of bed.

Step 5: Compare the functional impairment rating for the lower limbs