What evidence does an auditor or the regulator ask for under NDIS Practice Standards Module 2A 8.1 to Module 2A 8.4?

Team meeting minutes reviewing the participant's plan; Participant feedback records; Supervision notes and data records on plan implementation; Data collection forms specified by the specialist, completed; Restrictive practice use records meeting the RPBS Rules; Audit of data completeness; Records of requests to the specialist for an early review; Notes identifying behaviour change or new circumstances; Escalation procedure for review triggers; Review input reports from the implementing provider; Attendance at plan review meetings; Records of observed positive change submitted to the specialis

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Requirement

Module 2A: Plan review

The Module 2A outcome plan review: every quality indicator the NDIS Practice Standards set for it (Module 2A 8.1 to Module 2A 8.4), what an auditor asks to see under each, the common gaps, and a free worksheet to fill in.

Clause

NDIS Practice Standards Module 2A 8.1 to Module 2A 8.4

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 whose supports involve, or may involve, a regulated restrictive practice, including those implementing behaviour support plans (certification, Rules s 20). Specialist behaviour support on its own does not bring this module.

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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 2A 8.1Plan review (implementer): monitoring implementation through formal and informal meanssource

Requirement, our statement of the clause

The implementing provider monitors implementation of the plan through formal and informal approaches, including participant feedback, team meetings, data collection and record keeping, other feedback and supervision.

Evidence that typically shows this

Team meeting minutes reviewing the participant's plan
Participant feedback records
Supervision notes and data records on plan implementation

Common gap to check

Monitoring relies only on incident reports
Participant feedback not sought

Module 2A 8.2Plan review (implementer): recording data required by specialist and RPBS Rulessource

Requirement, our statement of the clause

The implementing provider records information and collects data as required by the specialist behaviour support provider and as prescribed in the NDIS (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules 2018.

Evidence that typically shows this

Data collection forms specified by the specialist, completed
Restrictive practice use records meeting the RPBS Rules
Audit of data completeness

Common gap to check

Gaps in data across shifts
Data recorded in a different format from that requested

Module 2A 8.3Plan review (implementer): identifying need for earlier reviewsource

Requirement, our statement of the clause

The implementing provider identifies when the participant's needs, situation or progress call for more frequent review of the plan, including when the participant's behaviour changes.

Evidence that typically shows this

Records of requests to the specialist for an early review
Notes identifying behaviour change or new circumstances
Escalation procedure for review triggers

Common gap to check

Significant behaviour change with no review requested
No defined triggers for requesting review

Module 2A 8.4Plan review (implementer): contributing to strategy review to reduce restrictive practicessource

Requirement, our statement of the clause

The implementing provider contributes to reviews of the plan's strategies, focusing mainly on reducing or eliminating restrictive practices based on observed progress or positive changes in the participant's situation.

Evidence that typically shows this

Review input reports from the implementing provider
Attendance at plan review meetings
Records of observed positive change submitted to the specialist

Common gap to check

No implementing provider input at review
Observed progress not reported to the specialist

Worksheet: what your practice holds, and where

Ref	Held (yes, partly, no, not applicable)	Where it is kept	Owner	Last reviewed	Next review
Module 2A 8.1
Module 2A 8.2
Module 2A 8.3
Module 2A 8.4

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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 2A 7.1, Module 2A 7.2, Module 2A 7.3Module 2A: Monitoring and reporting regulated practices
Module 2A 9.1 to Module 2A 9.7Module 2A: Reportable restrictive practice incidents
Module 2A 6.1 to Module 2A 6.7Module 2A: Plan implementation
Module 2A 10.1, Module 2A 10.2, Module 2A 10.3Module 2A: Interim behaviour support plans
Module 2A 5.1 to Module 2A 5.4Module 2A: Assessment and plan development
Module 2A 4.1 to Module 2A 4.5Module 2A: Regulated restrictive practices
Module 2A 3.1, Module 2A 3.2, Module 2A 3.3Module 2A: Behaviour support in the NDIS
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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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