Keep a written record of every use for 7 years
NDIS Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support Rules s 15, 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 15
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
The provider must keep written information on each use of a regulated restrictive practice, including: the use, its impact and any injury to the person or others, whether it was a reportable incident, and why it was used; the behaviour that led to it; when and where it started and ended; the names and contact details of persons involved and witnesses; the actions taken in response; the less restrictive options considered or tried first; and the actions and prevention strategies leading up to it. Each record must be kept for 7 years from the day it is made.
- Restrictive practice use record template with every s 15 field
- Sample of completed use records, including less restrictive options tried
- Retention schedule showing 7 years
- Chemical restraint recorded only in the medication chart without the s 15 details
- Less restrictive options field left blank
| Ref | Held (yes, partly, no, not applicable) | Where it is kept | Owner | Last reviewed | Next review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s 15 |
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 14(1)(b)Report every 2 weeks under a short-term approval
- s 17Specialist behaviour support delivered by an NDIS behaviour support practitioner
- s 14(1)(a)Report regulated restrictive practice use to the Commissioner monthly
- s 18Plans with regulated restrictive practices written by an NDIS behaviour support practitioner
- s 13No authorisation process: still facilitate plans within 1 and 6 months
- s 19Develop interim plans within 1 month and comprehensive plans within 6 months
- s 12(2)(c), (d)Unauthorised use: facilitate interim and comprehensive plans
- s 20(2)Develop the plan in line with State or Territory authorisation
- 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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