Reporting obligations
Psychology Board Code of conduct for psychologists 8.1, 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.
Psychology Board Code of conduct 8.1
Psychology Board of Australia
Code of conduct for psychologists, effective 1 December 2025 (advance copy published November 2024; PDF dated 13 November 2025)
6 October 2026, our build record of the held copy: current on the Psychology Board site as read 6 October 2026
Registered psychologists (general, provisional and endorsed), from 1 December 2025. Never occupational therapists or physiotherapists, who follow the shared Code of conduct.
Psychology Board Code of conduct for psychologists on the standards library
The National Law requires psychologists to notify the Board or Ahpra of certain matters (sections 130 and 141 are cited), for example any restriction an employer places on the services they may provide. Ethical and honest practice means the psychologist: (a) knows these reporting duties; (b) complies with those that apply; and (c) seeks advice from the Board, their indemnity insurer or another relevant body when unsure.
- Records of notices to the Board or Ahpra within the statutory time (for example employer restrictions, charges or convictions, changes in insurance)
- Annual renewal declarations
- Record of advice sought about a reporting duty
- Employer restriction on practice not reported to the Board
- Criminal charge disclosed only at renewal rather than within the required time
| Ref | Held (yes, partly, no, not applicable) | Where it is kept | Owner | Last reviewed | Next review |
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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.
Related requirements
Psychology Board Code of conduct for psychologists
- 7.4Continuing professional development (CPD)
- 8.2Vexatious notifications or malicious claims
- 7.3Maintaining and developing psychological knowledge and skills
- 8.3Integrity of assessment methods and techniques
- 7.2Psychologists' performance and health
- 8.4Public behaviour and statements
- 7.1Risk management
- 8.5Client records
- Every page of this instrument
The same topic in other instruments (notifications to the Board)
- National Law s 130Tell the Board of relevant events within 7 days
- National Law s 131Notify changes of principal place of practice, address or name within 30 days
- National Law s 141Mandatory notification by practitioners of another practitioner's notifiable conduct or a student's impairment
- National Law s 141ATreating practitioners notify sexual misconduct
- Common registration standards CH-1 to CH-6Criminal history registration standard
- OT Board standards I-1 to I-7Occupational Therapy Board: Professional indemnity insurance
- Physiotherapy Board standards I-1 to I-6Physiotherapy Board: Professional indemnity insurance
- Psychology Board standards I-1 to I-7Psychology Board: Professional indemnity insurance
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