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Requirement

Optimal services for all members of society

Psychology Board Code of conduct for psychologists 6.1, 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 6.1

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.

Every clause in the standards library

Psychology Board Code of conduct for psychologists on the standards library

6.1Optimal services for all members of societysource
Requirement, our statement of the clause

Psychologists deliver services so that all of society gains the most from them. Effective practice means the psychologist: (a) makes sure the services they provide are appropriate and needed; (b) upholds clients' right to the level of service they need and, where possible, helps them get it; (c) supports open and fair allocation of services; and (d) understands that their use of resources affects other clients' access to psychological services.

Evidence that typically shows this
  • Service review or discharge criteria showing ongoing need is reassessed
  • Waitlist and triage policy applied transparently
  • Records of help given to clients seeking access to funded services
Common gap to check
  • Sessions continued after goals were met with no review
  • Triage order not documented or not applied consistently
Worksheet: what your practice holds, and where
RefHeld (yes, partly, no, not applicable)Where it is keptOwnerLast reviewedNext review
6.1
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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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