Unauthorised use: facilitate interim and comprehensive plans
NDIS Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support Rules s 12(2)(c), (d), 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.
Restrictive Practices Rules s 12(2)(c), (d)
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
NDIS (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules 2018, Compilation No. 1 (F2020C01087), in force 1 December 2020
6 October 2026, Federal Register: latest version on 6 October 2026
Registered providers of specialist behaviour support, and providers whose supports involve a regulated restrictive practice.
NDIS Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support Rules on the standards library
In the same circumstances the provider must also take all reasonable steps to facilitate an interim behaviour support plan covering the practice within 1 month after the first use and a comprehensive plan within 6 months, and demonstrate compliance if the Commissioner requires.
- Referral and engagement records with the specialist behaviour support provider
- Interim and comprehensive plans with dates measured from first use
- Tracker of first-use dates and plan due dates
- Plan timeframe measured from referral date rather than first use
- Comprehensive plan overdue
| Ref | Held (yes, partly, no, not applicable) | Where it is kept | Owner | Last reviewed | Next review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s 12(2)(c), (d) |
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Related requirements
NDIS Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support Rules
- s 12(2)(a), (b)Unauthorised use: obtain authorisation and lodge it
- s 13No authorisation process: still facilitate plans within 1 and 6 months
- s 11Authorised use without a plan: facilitate interim and comprehensive plans
- s 14(1)(a)Report regulated restrictive practice use to the Commissioner monthly
- s 10(2)(b)Tell the behaviour support practitioner when the plan needs review
- s 14(1)(b)Report every 2 weeks under a short-term approval
- s 10(2)(a)Use a regulated restrictive practice only as the behaviour support plan says
- s 15Keep a written record of every use for 7 years
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The same topic in other instruments (behaviour support)
- NDIS Practice Standards Module 2 3.1 to Module 2 3.5Module 2: Behaviour support in the NDIS
- NDIS Practice Standards Module 2 4.1 to Module 2 4.8Module 2: Restrictive practices
- NDIS Practice Standards Module 2 5.1 to Module 2 5.6Module 2: Assessments and plans
- NDIS Practice Standards Module 2 6.1 to Module 2 6.7Module 2: Supporting implementation
- Children guidance P-6Positive behaviour support for children, never harmful practices
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