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for a child under the age of 6 is likely to benefit the child in the ways mentioned in paragraphs 6.2(b) and (c) above if one or more of the child's impairments is a mental or physical impairment which, by itself or in combination with other mental or physical impairments, results in developmental delay.
Note:  Developmental delay is defined in section 9 of the Act as a delay in the development of a child under 6 years of age that:

            (a) is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or a combination of mental and physical impairments; and

            (b) results in substantial reduction in functional capacity in one or more of the following areas of major life activity:

                (i) self-care;

                (ii) receptive and expressive language;

                (iii) cognitive development;

                (iv) motor development; and

            (c) results in the need for a combination and sequence of special interdisciplinary or generic care, treatment or other services that are of extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.
    6.11 The provision of early intervention supports is likely to benefit a child aged 6 or under in the ways mentioned in paragraphs 6.2(b) and (c) above in the circumstance that one or more of the child's impairments results from a condition which is on a list of conditions published by the CEO for which evidence has established that early intervention supports will have these benefits.
                     Paragraph 6.10 is made for the purposes of subsection 25(2) of the Act. Paragraph 6.11 is made for the purposes of paragraphs 27(d), (e) and (f) of the Act.
       Part 7 Assessing whether a person meets the disability or early intervention requirements
    7.1 In deciding whether a prospective participant meets the disability requirements or the early intervention requirements, the CEO may, if the CEO considers it appropriate, conduct an assessment, which is to be done using an assessment tool specified in operational guidelines in accordance with this Part from time to time.

Specification of assessment tools in guidelines
    7.2 The CEO may specify, in operational guidelines, assessment tools that may be used for the purposes of deciding whether a person meets the disability requirements or the early intervention requirements.
    7.3 A tool specified under paragraph 7.2 may be the same as a tool specified under paragraph 4.4 of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Supports for Participants) Rules 2013.
    7.4 Without limitation, the CEO may specify:
       (a) different tools to be used for adults and children; and
       (b) tools that are specifically tailored to particular impairments.
    7.5 A tool must:
       (a) be designed to ensure the fair and transparent assessment of whether a person meets the disability requirements or the early intervention requirements; and
       (b) have reference to areas of activity and