What evidence does an auditor or the regulator ask for under Qualification guide Occupational therapist?

Certified copy of the occupational therapist's current registration or membership with its expiry date; Supervision and development log kept for the occupational therapist

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Requirement

Occupational therapist: required registration or membership

NDIS Qualification and Professional Associations Required Documentation Guide Occupational therapist, 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

Qualification guide Occupational therapist

Regulator

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

Edition held

Required Documentation Guide, updated November 2025 (guidance)

Checked current

1 October 2026, our build record of the held copy

Who it applies to

Registered NDIS providers and applicants with occupational therapists delivering the support. Guidance from the NDIS Commission on the evidence an auditor asks for.

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Registration groups the NDIS Commission's list associates with a occupational therapist

0111 Home modifications: experience with, and an understanding of, the concepts and limits of AS 1428 and other disability access standards, applied to the person's needs and the plans.
0128 Therapeutic supports: experience in the profession, and evidence of clinical supervision and professional development as the profession requires.
0135 Custom prosthetics: experience with the specific customised technology provided or assessed.

From the NDIS Commission's verification documentation list (requirements by profession, updated May 2025). The registering body: the Occupational Therapy Board. Its standards: Occupational Therapy Board registration standards.

The clinician roster (Practice plan) keeps, for each occupational therapist: the registration renewal date, CPD logged against the Occupational Therapy Board minimum of at least 20 hours a year with at least 5 interactive (C-1), insurance and screening dates.

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Requirement, our statement of the clause

For occupational therapy the evidence is registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia. For therapeutic supports the provider adds experience, supervision and professional development; for home modifications (0111), understanding of AS 1428 and other access standards; for custom prosthetics (0135), experience with the specific technology.

Evidence that typically shows this

Certified copy of the occupational therapist's current registration or membership with its expiry date
Supervision and development log kept for the occupational therapist

Common gap to check

Occupational therapist registration or membership lapsed between audits
Evidence supplied for a staff member who no longer works for the provider

Worksheet: what your practice holds, and where

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

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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.

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