What evidence does an auditor or the regulator ask for under Incident Rules s 19?

Worker procedure stating the internal reporting duty and contacts; Incident records showing the time the worker became aware and the time they told the provider; Training records on recognising reportable incidents

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Requirement

Workers tell the provider of a reportable incident as soon as possible

NDIS Incident Management and Reportable Incidents Rules s 19, 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

Incident Rules s 19

Regulator

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

Edition held

NDIS (Incident Management and Reportable Incidents) Rules 2018, F2018L00633 as made, in force 1 July 2018 (no amendments)

Checked current

6 October 2026, Federal Register: latest version on 6 October 2026

Who it applies to

Registered NDIS providers, every profession. Unregistered providers are not bound by these Rules.

Every clause in the standards library

NDIS Incident Management and Reportable Incidents Rules on the standards library

s 19Workers tell the provider of a reportable incident as soon as possiblesource

Requirement, our statement of the clause

Any person employed or engaged by a registered NDIS provider who becomes aware of a reportable incident connected with the provider's supports must notify a member of key personnel, their supervisor or manager, or the nominated reporting person as soon as possible.

Evidence that typically shows this

Worker procedure stating the internal reporting duty and contacts
Incident records showing the time the worker became aware and the time they told the provider
Training records on recognising reportable incidents

Common gap to check

Delay between a worker learning of an incident and telling the provider
Workers unsure whom to tell after hours

Worksheet: what your practice holds, and where

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

NDIS Incident Management and Reportable Incidents Rules

The same topic in other instruments (incidents)

NDIS Practice Standards Core 14.1 to Core 14.4Core module: Incident management
NDIS Practice Standards Module 6 5.1Module 6: Incident management
NDIS Practice Standards Module 2 8.1, Module 2 8.2Module 2: Reportable restrictive practice incidents
NDIS Practice Standards Module 2A 9.1 to Module 2A 9.7Module 2A: Reportable restrictive practice incidents
NDIS Act ss 73Y and 73ZIncident management system and reportable incident notification
NDIS Code of Conduct s 6(1)(e)Promptly raise and act on concerns about quality and safety

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