A Clinically Recognisable Disability (CRD) is a permanent disability certified by a doctor for the purposes of issuing an MPS card.
If you are recorded by the RTA as meeting the CRD critieria, you do not need a doctor to certify your disability to renew your MPS card. This is intended to ease the burden on genuinely permanently disabled customers. The MPS renewal notice you receive will state whether or not you need to provide medical evidence when renewing your MPS card.
CRD criteria
The following disabilities are recognised as CRDs:
This list has been complied in consultation with the NSW Disability Council and with reference to criteria used by Centrelink for carer allowance applications.
Note: The RTA does not record the details of your CRD, only whether or not you meet the CRD criteria.
Proof of CRD status
A doctor can certify that you meet the CRD eligibility criteria on the medical certificate portion of the MPS application form.
A doctor's certification is required when you first apply for an MPS card, or when you first provide the RTA with your CRD status.
What if I already have an MPS card, but am now eligible for CRD status?
If you become eligible for CRD status during the term of your MPS card, you can have your record updated by providing evidence of the CRD at a motor registry, in the form of the medical certificate portion of the MPS application form completed by a doctor. You don't have to wait until the MPS card is due for renewal, and a new MPS card will not be issued. When the card is due for renewal, your renewal notice will state that a medical certificate is not required.
Clinically Recognisable Disabilities (CRD)
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