What evidence does an auditor or the regulator ask for under Ahpra shared Code of conduct 7.3?

Annual performance appraisal or peer review records; Professional development plan with goals and completed activities; Practice improvement activities such as clinical audit participation

Rules / Ahpra shared Code of conduct

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Requirement

Maintaining and developing professional capability

Ahpra shared Code of conduct 7.3, 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 7.3

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.

7.3Maintaining and developing professional capabilitysource

Requirement, our statement of the clause

Keeping knowledge, skills and professional behaviour appropriate and current is core to good, culturally safe practice and continues throughout working life as science, technology and society change; it calls for self-reflection and taking part in professional development, improvement of practice, and appraisal of performance.

Evidence that typically shows this

Annual performance appraisal or peer review records
Professional development plan with goals and completed activities
Practice improvement activities such as clinical audit participation

Common gap to check

No appraisal for years
Development plan never updated after the practice area changed

Worksheet: what your practice holds, and where

Ref	Held (yes, partly, no, not applicable)	Where it is kept	Owner	Last reviewed	Next review
7.3

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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

The same topic in other instruments (cpd)

NDIS Practice Standards Core 15.1 to Core 15.10Core module: Human resources
NDIS Practice Standards Module 6 6.1 to Module 6 6.5Module 6: Human resource management
National Law s 128Undertake the CPD the registration standard requires
Psychology Board Code of conduct 7.3Maintaining and developing psychological knowledge and skills
OT Board standards C-1 to C-5Occupational Therapy Board: Continuing professional development
Physiotherapy Board standards C-1, C-2, C-3Physiotherapy Board: Continuing professional development
Psychology Board standards C-1 to C-4Psychology Board: Continuing professional development

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