What evidence does an auditor or the regulator ask for under Ahpra shared Code of conduct 1.4?

Current first aid or basic life support certification appropriate to the profession; Emergency equipment checklist and practice emergency procedure; Clinical notes of any emergency assistance given, including when care was handed over

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Requirement

Treatment in emergencies

Ahpra shared Code of conduct 1.4, stated plainly and cited to the edition held, with the evidence an auditor or the regulator asks for, the common gaps, and a free worksheet to fill in.

Clause

Ahpra shared Code of conduct 1.4

Regulator

Ahpra and the National Boards

Edition held

Shared Code of conduct, June 2022, in effect from 29 June 2022

Checked current

30 September 2026, Ahpra code page read 30 September 2026: a review of the codes is under way, no revised version published

Who it applies to

Registered occupational therapists and physiotherapists. Not psychologists (the Psychology Board has its own code from 1 December 2025) and not speech pathologists (not registered under the National Law).

Every clause in the standards library

Ahpra shared Code of conduct on the standards library

Under review, not in force

A review of the shared code is under way; the June 2022 code stays in effect until a revised one is published.

1.4Treatment in emergenciessource

Requirement, our statement of the clause

In an emergency the practitioner offers help, weighing their own safety, what they are able to do, whether others can help, and the effect on other patients in their care, and keeps helping until their services are no longer needed.

Evidence that typically shows this

Current first aid or basic life support certification appropriate to the profession
Emergency equipment checklist and practice emergency procedure
Clinical notes of any emergency assistance given, including when care was handed over

Common gap to check

No emergency procedure or equipment check in the practice
Emergency care given with no record of the handover to ambulance or hospital

Worksheet: what your practice holds, and where

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Completing this worksheet records what your practice holds and where. It does not make a practice compliant or ready for audit, and it is not legal advice.

Related requirements

Ahpra shared Code of conduct

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