What evidence does an auditor or the regulator ask for under NDIS Practice Standards Module 2 6.1 to Module 2 6.7?

Guidance notes or briefing records on authorisation given to implementing providers; Copies of authorisation conditions shared with implementers; Questions logged from implementers and answers given; Plan summaries, one-page profiles or accessible versions for the participant; Implementation instructions or practice guides for support workers; Records of plan explanation sessions with attendees; Briefing or handover notes covering monthly reporting and incident reporting; Written guidance sent to implementing providers on reporting; Acknowledgement records from implementing providers; Particip

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Requirement

Module 2: Supporting implementation

The Module 2 outcome supporting implementation: every quality indicator the NDIS Practice Standards set for it (Module 2 6.1 to Module 2 6.7), what an auditor asks to see under each, the common gaps, and a free worksheet to fill in.

Clause

NDIS Practice Standards Module 2 6.1 to Module 2 6.7

Regulator

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

Edition held

Rules Schedules 1 to 8, Compilation No. 6 (F2026C00527) and Quality Indicators Guidelines Compilation No. 3 (F2026C00528), in force 1 July 2026

Checked current

6 October 2026, Federal Register: both compilations are the latest version on 6 October 2026

Who it applies to

Registered providers of specialist behaviour support (certification).

Every clause in the standards library

NDIS Practice Standards and Quality Indicators on the standards library

Under review, not in force

The NDIS Commission's review of the Practice Standards (a proposed quality framework and changes to the standards and how they are assessed) is still being considered; nothing from it is in force.

Module 2 6.1Supporting implementation (specialist): authorisation requirements explained to implementerssource

Requirement, our statement of the clause

The provider helps implementing providers understand the state or territory legislation and policy requirements for obtaining authorisation (however described) of any restrictive practice in the plan, including any conditions on its use.

Evidence that typically shows this

Guidance notes or briefing records on authorisation given to implementing providers
Copies of authorisation conditions shared with implementers
Questions logged from implementers and answers given

Common gap to check

Implementers unaware of conditions attached to an authorisation
No record that authorisation requirements were explained

Module 2 6.2Supporting implementation (specialist): rationale understood and instructions providedsource

Requirement, our statement of the clause

The provider takes reasonable steps so that the participant, their support network (with consent) and implementing providers understand why the plan is designed as it is, and develops instructions and guidance that let them implement it effectively.

Evidence that typically shows this

Plan summaries, one-page profiles or accessible versions for the participant
Implementation instructions or practice guides for support workers
Records of plan explanation sessions with attendees

Common gap to check

Workers implementing strategies without knowing their purpose
No accessible version for the participant

Module 2 6.3Supporting implementation (specialist): implementers told of reporting requirementssource

Requirement, our statement of the clause

The provider makes implementing providers aware of the reporting requirements prescribed in the NDIS (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules 2018, including monthly reporting on regulated restrictive practice use and reporting of unauthorised use.

Evidence that typically shows this

Briefing or handover notes covering monthly reporting and incident reporting
Written guidance sent to implementing providers on reporting
Acknowledgement records from implementing providers

Common gap to check

Implementing providers not told about monthly reporting
Reporting guidance not updated after rule changes

Module 2 6.4Supporting implementation (specialist): person-focused training and coachingsource

Requirement, our statement of the clause

The provider delivers or arranges person-focused training, coaching and mentoring for each implementing provider and, with consent, the support network, covering the strategies needed to implement the participant's plan, including positive behaviour support strategies.

Evidence that typically shows this

Participant-specific training session records with attendee lists
Training materials tailored to the participant's plan
Coaching or mentoring visit notes

Common gap to check

Generic behaviour training only, not linked to the participant's plan
New staff at the implementing provider never trained

Module 2 6.5Supporting implementation (specialist): collaborative plan development with implementerssource

Requirement, our statement of the clause

The provider develops each participant's behaviour support plan collaboratively with the providers who will implement it.

Evidence that typically shows this

Joint planning meeting minutes with implementing providers
Version history showing implementer input incorporated
Agreed responsibilities table in the plan

Common gap to check

Collaboration limited to emailing a draft
Implementer concerns not reflected in the final plan

Module 2 6.6Supporting implementation (specialist): oversight of restrictive practice trainingsource

Requirement, our statement of the clause

Where the provider recommends that implementing workers be trained in the safe use of a restrictive practice in a plan, it keeps oversight so that the training addresses the strategies in each participant's plan.

Evidence that typically shows this

Recommendations for restrictive practice training recorded in the plan
Review or approval of the training content against the plan
Training completion confirmations from implementing providers

Common gap to check

Physical restraint training delivered by a third party never checked against the plan
No follow-up that recommended training occurred

Module 2 6.7Supporting implementation (specialist): ongoing advice to address barrierssource

Requirement, our statement of the clause

The provider offers ongoing support and advice to implementing providers and, with consent, the support network to work through barriers to implementing the plan.

Evidence that typically shows this

Records of follow-up contacts after plan implementation starts
Barrier logs or issues registers with actions taken
Advice given in response to implementation problems

Common gap to check

No contact between plan lodgement and review
Barriers raised by implementers left unresolved

Worksheet: what your practice holds, and where

Ref	Held (yes, partly, no, not applicable)	Where it is kept	Owner	Last reviewed	Next review
Module 2 6.1
Module 2 6.2
Module 2 6.3
Module 2 6.4
Module 2 6.5
Module 2 6.6
Module 2 6.7

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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

NDIS Practice Standards and Quality Indicators

Module 2 5.1 to Module 2 5.6Module 2: Assessments and plans
Module 2 7.1 to Module 2 7.6Module 2: Plan monitoring and review
Module 2 4.1 to Module 2 4.8Module 2: Restrictive practices
Module 2 8.1, Module 2 8.2Module 2: Reportable restrictive practice incidents
Module 2 3.1 to Module 2 3.5Module 2: Behaviour support in the NDIS
Module 2 9.1, Module 2 9.2Module 2: Interim behaviour support plans
Every page of this instrument

The same topic in other instruments (behaviour support)

Restrictive Practices Rules s 8Never use a restrictive practice the State or Territory prohibits
Restrictive Practices Rules s 9(2)(a)Use a regulated restrictive practice only once authorised
Restrictive Practices Rules s 9(2)(b)Lodge evidence of the authorisation with the Commissioner
Restrictive Practices Rules s 10(2)(a)Use a regulated restrictive practice only as the behaviour support plan says
Children guidance P-6Positive behaviour support for children, never harmful practices

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