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Requirement

Reports, certificates and giving evidence

Ahpra shared Code of conduct 8.7, 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 8.7

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.

8.7Reports, certificates and giving evidencesource
Requirement, our statement of the clause

Because the community trusts practitioners to sign only statements they know or reasonably believe are true, good practice means the practitioner: (a) is honest and not misleading in reports and certificates and signs only documents believed accurate; (b) takes reasonable steps to verify content before signing and does not deliberately leave out relevant information; (c) prepares or signs agreed documents and reports within a reasonable, justifiable time; and (d) states the limits of their knowledge and does not give opinion beyond them when giving evidence, in person or in writing.

Evidence that typically shows this
  • Copies of certificates issued, linked to the consultation note supporting them
  • Report files showing the sources verified before signing
  • Log of report requests with dates received and issued
Common gap to check
  • Certificates issued without a consultation or backdated
  • Expert opinions outside the practitioner's field
Worksheet: what your practice holds, and where
RefHeld (yes, partly, no, not applicable)Where it is keptOwnerLast reviewedNext review
8.7
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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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