What evidence does an auditor or the regulator ask for under Psychology Board Code of conduct 8.6?

Current certificate of currency for professional indemnity cover meeting the Board's registration standard, or employer cover confirmation; Run-off cover arrangements where practice has ceased

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Requirement

Insurance

Psychology Board Code of conduct for psychologists 8.6, 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 8.6

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

8.6Insurancesource

Requirement, our statement of the clause

Psychologists are legally required to hold appropriate professional indemnity insurance arrangements and must comply with the Board's registration standard on professional indemnity insurance arrangements.

Evidence that typically shows this

Current certificate of currency for professional indemnity cover meeting the Board's registration standard, or employer cover confirmation
Run-off cover arrangements where practice has ceased

Common gap to check

Policy lapsed between renewals
Private practice outside the employer's cover with no own policy

Worksheet: what your practice holds, and where

Ref	Held (yes, partly, no, not applicable)	Where it is kept	Owner	Last reviewed	Next review
8.6

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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

The same topic in other instruments (risk and insurance)

NDIS Practice Standards Core 10.1 to Core 10.6Core module: Risk management
NDIS Practice Standards Module 6 3.1 to Module 6 3.5Module 6: Risk management
National Law s 129Practise only with appropriate professional indemnity insurance
Ahpra shared Code of conduct 7.1Risk management
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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