No authorisation process: still facilitate plans within 1 and 6 months
NDIS Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support Rules s 13, 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 13
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
Where a regulated restrictive practice is used without a behaviour support plan in a State or Territory that requires no authorisation, and use will or is likely to continue, the provider must take all reasonable steps to facilitate an interim plan within 1 month and a comprehensive plan within 6 months after the first use, and demonstrate this if required.
- Referral to a specialist behaviour support provider
- Interim and comprehensive plans dated within the timeframes
- Jurisdiction note confirming no authorisation process applies
- Assumed no action needed because no authorisation is required
- Plans not obtained
| Ref | Held (yes, partly, no, not applicable) | Where it is kept | Owner | Last reviewed | Next review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s 13 |
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 Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support Rules
- s 12(2)(c), (d)Unauthorised use: facilitate interim and comprehensive plans
- s 14(1)(a)Report regulated restrictive practice use to the Commissioner monthly
- s 12(2)(a), (b)Unauthorised use: obtain authorisation and lodge it
- s 14(1)(b)Report every 2 weeks under a short-term approval
- s 11Authorised use without a plan: facilitate interim and comprehensive plans
- s 15Keep a written record of every use for 7 years
- s 10(2)(b)Tell the behaviour support practitioner when the plan needs review
- s 17Specialist behaviour support delivered by an NDIS behaviour support practitioner
- Every page of this instrument
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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