Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00106:schedule:1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00106
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 218822–222091

Schedule 1—Diagnosed conditions

 (a) Moderate to severe multiple disability or moderate to severe physical disability (including neurological disability) where the child is, or is likely to be, dependent for mobility indoors and outdoors from 3 years of age onwards.
 (b) Severe multiple or physical disability (including uncontrolled seizures), requiring constant care and attention where the child is less than 6 months of age.
 (c) Moderate, severe or profound intellectual disability where IQ is less than 55. This includes a child with a known syndrome.
 (d) Autism Spectrum Disorder when diagnosed by a psychiatrist or developmental paediatrician experienced in the assessment of Pervasive Developmental Disorders using the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM‑5).
 (e) Autistic Disorder or Asperger's Disorder (not including Pervasive Developmental Disorder not otherwise specified) when diagnosed by a psychiatrist or developmental paediatrician experienced in the assessment of Pervasive Development Disorders using the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM‑IV).
 (f) Childhood Disintegrative Disorder diagnosed by a psychiatrist using DSM‑IV.
 (g) Major depression of childhood diagnosed by a psychiatrist using DSM‑IV or DSM‑5.
 (h) Childhood schizophrenia diagnosed by a psychiatrist using DSM‑IV or DSM‑5.
 (i) Bilateral blindness where:
 (i) visual acuity is less than or equal to 6/60 with corrected vision; or
 (ii) visual fields are reduced to a measured arc of less than 10 degrees.
 (j) A 45 decibels or more hearing loss in the better ear, based on a 4 frequency pure tone average (using 500, 1,000, 2,000 and 4,000Hz).
 (k) Deaf‑blindness diagnosed by a specialist multidisciplinary team, including a professional audiological and ophthalmological evaluation.
 (l) Epilepsy (uncontrolled while on medication).
 (m) Cystic Fibrosis.
 (n) Down syndrome.
 (o) Fragile X syndrome.
 (p) Diabetes Mellitus Type 1.
 (q) Phenylketonuria (PKU).
 (r) Other inborn errors of metabolism (not specified elsewhere) that are treated by medically prescribed diet to prevent neurological disability and/or severe organ damage.
Example: Organic acidaemias, urea cycle defects, galactosaemia and some fatty acid or oxidation defects.
 (s) Moderate to severe Osteogenisis Imperfecta with 2 or more fractures per year and/or significant pain that significantly limits activities of daily living.
 (t) Chromosomal or syndromic conditions (not specified elsewhere) where there is moderate or severe intellectual disability and/or multiple, major and permanent physical abnormalities as diagnosed by a paediatrician, paediatric sub‑specialist or clinical geneticist.
Example: Children with a moderate or severe intellectual disability and/or multiple, major and permanent physical abnormalities who have been diagnosed with Cri du chat syndrome, Rett syndrome, Angelman syndrome, Prader‑Willi syndrome, Edwards syndrome (Trisomy 18), Williams syndrome, Patau syndrome (Trisomy 13), Coffin‑Lowry syndrome, Congenital rubella syndrome, Cornelia de Lange syndrome, Kabuki Make‑up syndrome, Larsen syndrome, Opitz G syndrome, Pallister‑Killian syndrome, Seckel syndrome, Smith‑Magenis