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Allied Health NDIS Audit Checklist: worksheet

Describe qualifications, experience and memberships accurately

Ahpra advertising guidelines. Edition held: Guidelines for advertising a regulated health service, December 2020 edition, effective 14 December 2020; checked current on 6 October 2026 (Ahpra advertising guidelines page read 6 October 2026: still the current edition).

Under review, not in force: The printed edition predates the higher penalties for advertising offences: up to 60,000 dollars for an individual and 120,000 dollars for a body corporate, in every jurisdiction from 1 July 2024. The guidelines will be updated when next reviewed.

Standards library: https://compliance.theartofservice.com/frameworks/ahpra-guidelines-for-advertising-a-regulated-health-service-december-2020. Page: https://allied-health-ndis-audit-checklist.theartofservice.com/rules/ahpra-advertising-guidelines/qualifications-describe-qualifications-experience-and/

RefRequirement (our statement of the clause)Evidence an auditor or the regulator asks forCommon gap to checkHeld (yes, partly, no, not applicable)Where it is keptOwnerLast reviewedNext review
QualificationsFurther or postgraduate qualifications, specific experience and completed courses may be advertised if stated accurately and factually, and the issuing body may be named. Where a Board acknowledges further education from a professional college, the advertising names the specific educational award, and post-nominals or memberships must not suggest more qualifications, skill or experience than the practitioner has.
Source: https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Resources/Advertising-hub/Advertising-guidelines-and-other-guidance/Advertising-guidelines.aspx
Verified copies of each qualification and membership certificate claimed in advertising; Approved wording for post-nominals and college awardsMembership of a body shown as though it were a qualification; Award shown without its name or the college that issued it☐ yes
☐ partly
☐ no
☐ n/a

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.