No adverse treatment for complaining
NDIS Complaints Management and Resolution Rules s 8(4)(a), 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.
Complaints Rules s 8(4)(a)
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
NDIS (Complaints Management and Resolution) Rules 2018, Compilation No. 1 (F2026C00165), in force 28 January 2026
6 October 2026, Federal Register: latest version on 6 October 2026
Registered NDIS providers, every profession. Unregistered providers are not bound by these Rules.
NDIS Complaints Management and Resolution Rules on the standards library
The system must require reasonable steps so that a person who complains, or a person with disability affected by the issue, is not adversely affected because the complaint was made.
- Policy statement prohibiting retaliation, with the consequence for staff
- Follow-up contact with the complainant checking for adverse changes in service
- Review of service changes made after a complaint
- Services reduced or ended soon after a complaint without documented reasons
- Staff named in a complaint kept rostered to the complainant without safeguards
| Ref | Held (yes, partly, no, not applicable) | Where it is kept | Owner | Last reviewed | Next review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s 8(4)(a) |
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
NDIS Complaints Management and Resolution Rules
- s 8(3)(c), (d)Tell people they can go to the NDIS Commission and help them do so
- s 8(4)(b)Keep complaint information confidential
- s 8(3)(a), (b)Handle complaints fairly, efficiently and promptly and act on the issues
- s 8(5)Involve complainants and keep them informed
- s 8(1), (2)Anyone can complain, easily, with support
- s 8(6)Inform and involve the affected person with disability
- s 7Implement and maintain a complaints management and resolution system that meets the Rules
- s 8(7)Publish how to complain to the provider and to the Commissioner
- Every page of this instrument
The same topic in other instruments (complaints)
- NDIS Practice Standards Core 13.1 to Core 13.4Core module: Complaints
- NDIS Practice Standards Module 6 4.1Module 6: Complaints management
- NDIS Act s 73WImplement and maintain a complaints management and resolution system
- Children guidance Q-4Make it safe for families to raise concerns and complain
- Ahpra shared Code of conduct 4.6Complaints
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