What evidence does an auditor or the regulator ask for under NDIS Practice Standards Module 3 8.1, Module 3 8.2, Module 3 8.3?

Practice framework citing the early childhood intervention principles and research relied on; Intervention plans naming the validated practice used; Procedure for reviewing new interventions before adoption; Qualification and professional registration records for early childhood practitioners; Skills matrix matched to the supports offered; Supervision records for practitioners; Continuing professional development logs for each practitioner; Reflective practice or supervision notes; Practice observation or audit records

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Requirement

Module 3: Evidence-informed practice

The Module 3 outcome evidence-informed practice: every quality indicator the NDIS Practice Standards set for it (Module 3 8.1, Module 3 8.2, Module 3 8.3), what an auditor asks to see under each, the common gaps, and a free worksheet to fill in.

Clause

NDIS Practice Standards Module 3 8.1, Module 3 8.2, Module 3 8.3

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 early childhood supports (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 3 8.1Evidence-informed practice: strategies based on principles, research and lawsource

Requirement, our statement of the clause

Intervention strategies rest on explicit principles, validated practices, the best available research, and relevant laws and regulations, and the provider can say which principles and evidence each strategy relies on.

Evidence that typically shows this

Practice framework citing the early childhood intervention principles and research relied on
Intervention plans naming the validated practice used
Procedure for reviewing new interventions before adoption

Common gap to check

Interventions used with no stated evidence base
Practice framework out of date

Module 3 8.2Evidence-informed practice: right expertise in place for the support networksource

Requirement, our statement of the clause

The provider has the information, knowledge, skills and expertise needed to deliver quality supports to each participant's support network, with workers matched to the supports they deliver.

Evidence that typically shows this

Qualification and professional registration records for early childhood practitioners
Skills matrix matched to the supports offered
Supervision records for practitioners

Common gap to check

Workers delivering supports outside their qualification or registration
No skills matrix against the supports delivered

Module 3 8.3Evidence-informed practice: skills maintained through development and reflectionsource

Requirement, our statement of the clause

The provider's workers keep their knowledge and skills current through continuing relevant professional development, ongoing self-reflection and self-assessment, and monitoring of their practice, so the quality of early childhood supports does not drift.

Evidence that typically shows this

Continuing professional development logs for each practitioner
Reflective practice or supervision notes
Practice observation or audit records

Common gap to check

Professional development unrelated to early childhood practice
No reflective supervision recorded

Worksheet: what your practice holds, and where

Ref	Held (yes, partly, no, not applicable)	Where it is kept	Owner	Last reviewed	Next review
Module 3 8.1
Module 3 8.2
Module 3 8.3

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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 3 7.1 to Module 3 7.5Module 3: Capacity building
Module 3 9.1 to Module 3 9.6Module 3: Outcome based approach
Module 3 6.1 to Module 3 6.4Module 3: Collaboration
Module 3 5.1 to Module 3 5.4Module 3: Inclusion
Module 3 4.1 to Module 3 4.8Module 3: The family
Module 3 3.1 to Module 3 3.5Module 3: The child
Every page of this instrument

The same topic in other instruments (children and families)

Children guidance P-1Support the child's own choices and communication
Children guidance P-2Protect privacy and dignity, and ask before touching
Children guidance P-3Deliver safe services with trained, supervised staff
Children guidance P-4Work within qualifications, evidence and the child's team
Ahpra shared Code of conduct 4.3Children, young people and other patients who may have additional needs

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