NDIS and Ahpra requirements for an occupational therapy practice
An occupational therapy practice answers to the Occupational Therapy Board's registration standards, the Ahpra shared Code of conduct, the National Law and the advertising guidelines, and, when NDIS registered, to the NDIS rules for its supports.
Occupational Therapy Board registration standards
3 pagesEdition held: CPD, professional indemnity insurance and recency of practice standards effective 1 December 2019; checked current on 6 October 2026 (Occupational Therapy Board registration standards page read 6 October 2026).
under review, not in force Revised CPD and recency of practice standards were consulted on (consultation closed 17 July 2026); the current standards stay in force until revised ones take their place.
- C-1 to C-5Occupational Therapy Board: Continuing professional development5 rowsCSV Print
- I-1 to I-7Occupational Therapy Board: Professional indemnity insurance7 rowsCSV Print
- R-1 to R-4Occupational Therapy Board: Recency of practice4 rowsCSV Print
The Ahpra shared Code of conduct
50 pagesEvery part of the shared code applies to registered occupational therapists: the code, part by part.
The National Law, the common standards and advertising
- National Law Health Practitioner Regulation National Law30 pages
- Common standards Common registration standards (criminal history, English language skills)2 pages
- Advertising Ahpra advertising guidelines18 pages
Privacy, for every practice
The Privacy Act applies to the practice whatever its turnover: a health service provider that holds health information is not a small business operator (s 6D(4)(b)). The privacy pages below apply to every profession, NDIS registered or not.
When the practice is a registered NDIS provider
The qualification guide row the NDIS Commission's auditor reads for this profession:
- Occupational therapistOccupational therapist: required registration or membership1 rowsCSV Print
And the NDIS rules for every registered provider, whatever the profession:
- Practice Standards NDIS Practice Standards and Quality Indicators53 pages
- Registration NDIS Provider Registration Rules16 pages
- Worker screening NDIS Worker Screening Rules10 pages
- Incidents NDIS Incident Management and Reportable Incidents Rules21 pages
- Complaints NDIS Complaints Management and Resolution Rules19 pages
- NDIS Code NDIS Code of Conduct8 pages
See every requirement for your practiceSee the specimen practice