A person meets the age requirements if the person was aged under 65 when
the access request in relation to the person was made.

A person meets the residence requirements if the person:

• Resides in Australia; and
• Is one of the following:
  - an Australian citizen;
  - the holder of a permanent visa;
  - a special category visa holder who is a protected SCV holder.

A person meets the disability requirements if:

• The person has a disability that is attributable to one or more intellectual, cognitive,
  neurological, sensory or physical impairments or the person has one or more impairments to which a psychosocial disability is attributable; and

  - The impairment or impairments are, or are likely to be, permanent; and

  - The impairment or impairments result in substantially reduced functional capacity to undertake one or more of the following activities:

  1. Communication
  2. Social interaction
  3. Learning
  4. Mobility
  5. Self‐care
  6. Self‐management; and

  - The impairment or impairments affect the person’s capacity for social or economic participation; and

  - The person is likely to require NDIS supports under the National Disability Insurance
  Scheme for the person’s lifetime.

A person meets the early intervention requirements if:

(a) The person:

• Has one or more identified intellectual, cognitive, neurological, sensory or physical
  impairments that are, or are likely to be, permanent; or
  
  
• Has one or more identified impairments to which a psychosocial disability is attributable and that are, or are likely to be, permanent; or
  
  
• Is a child who has developmental delay; and
  
  (b) Provision of early intervention supports for the person is likely to benefit the
  person by reducing the person’s future needs for supports in relation to disability;
  and
  
  (c) Provision of early intervention supports for the person is likely to benefit the
  person by:
  
  
• Mitigating or alleviating the impact of the person’s impairment upon the functional capacity of the person to undertake communication, social interaction, learning, mobility, self‐care or self‐management; or
  
  
• Preventing the deterioration of such functional capacity; or
  
  
• Improving such functional capacity; or
  
  
• Strengthening the sustainability of informal supports available to the person, including through building the capacity of the person’s carer; and
  
  
• Any early intervention supports that would be likely to benefit the person as mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c) would be NDIS supports for the person.