Exemptions

Members of the Multi Purpose Taxi Program (MPTP) who have any of the following conditions to a severe and permanent extent (as determined by their doctor) which denies them independent access to any form of Public Transport are exempt from an annual subsidy cap.

Blindness (visual impairment) determined by a registered specialist ophthalmologist	Legally Blind (best corrected visual acuity of 6/36 or worse in both eyes or total visual field of less than 10 degrees) Bitemporal Hemianopia Bilateral Homonymous Hemianopia
Brain damage	Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) After neurosurgery – complications or adverse effects Alcoholic Brain Damage Anoxic Myoclonus Aneurysm Rupture Cerebellar Artery Insufficiency Cerebellar Ataxia Cerebellar Degeneration Cerebral Atrophy Cerebral Embolus Cerebral Haemorrhage Cerebral Ischaemia Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Thrombosis Cerebrovascular Accident, Event, Disease Cerebrovascular Insufficiency Cerebral, Cerebellar Tumour Cognitive Impairment Drop Attacks Encephalitis Encephalopathy Hydrocephalus Korsakoff's Psychosis Lennox - Gastaut Syndrome Microcephaly Moya-Moya Disease Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Rett's Syndrome Spina Bifida Vertebro Basilar Insufficiency Vertebro Basilar Ischaemia Stroke / Cerebral Infarct Subdural, Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Transient Ischaemic Attacks (TIA's) Tuberous Sclerosis
Dementia	Alzheimer's Disease Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease Dementia from Parkinson's Disease Lewy Body Dementia Multi-infarct Dementia Pick's Disease Vascular / Multi-infarct / Ischaemic Dementia
Intellectual impairment	Aspergers Syndrome Autism Spectrum Disorder Cri Du Chat Syndrome Down's Syndrome / Trisomy 23 Fragile X Syndrome Global Development Delay Hyperactivity / Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD / ADHD) Intellectual Disability Leigh's Disease Phenylketonuria (PKU) Prader Willi Syndrome Rubenstein-Taybi Syndrome Touretts Syndrome Turner's Syndrome William's Syndrome
Major organ disorder (condition that requires ongoing and regular treatment) with functional disability only	Ascites (Abdominal) Cirrhosis of the liver Hepatitis Liver/Hepatic Disease or Failure Kidney / Renal Failure Pancreatitis (Chronic Severe) Polycystic kidneys
Paralysis (expressive dysphrasia)	Hemiparesis / Hemiplegia Paraplegia Paresis / Spastic Paraparesis Quadraplegia

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