What evidence does an auditor or the regulator ask for under Psychology Board Code of conduct 4.4?

Client authority to share information with nominated carers or family members, with scope and expiry; Contact log showing carer or family enquiries answered within the consent given

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Requirement

Associated parties

Psychology Board Code of conduct for psychologists 4.4, 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

Psychology Board Code of conduct 4.4

Regulator

Psychology Board of Australia

Edition held

Code of conduct for psychologists, effective 1 December 2025 (advance copy published November 2024; PDF dated 13 November 2025)

Checked current

6 October 2026, our build record of the held copy: current on the Psychology Board site as read 6 October 2026

Who it applies to

Registered psychologists (general, provisional and endorsed), from 1 December 2025. Never occupational therapists or physiotherapists, who follow the shared Code of conduct.

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4.4Associated partiessource

Requirement, our statement of the clause

Where relevant, effective practice means the psychologist: (a) is considerate of a client's associated parties and respects the part they play in the client's services; and (b) responds to associated parties' need for information when consent has been given or disclosure is otherwise permitted (section 3.2).

Evidence that typically shows this

Client authority to share information with nominated carers or family members, with scope and expiry
Contact log showing carer or family enquiries answered within the consent given

Common gap to check

Carers refused all information even where the client consented
Information given to family members without any consent on file

Worksheet: what your practice holds, and where

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4.4

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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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