Allied Health NDIS Audit Checklist: worksheet
Ahpra shared Code of conduct. Edition held: Shared Code of conduct, June 2022, in effect from 29 June 2022; checked current on 30 September 2026 (Ahpra code page read 30 September 2026: a review of the codes is under way, no revised version published).
Under review, not in force: A review of the shared code is under way; the June 2022 code stays in effect until a revised one is published.
Standards library: https://compliance.theartofservice.com/frameworks/ahpra-shared-code-of-conduct-2022. Page: https://allied-health-ndis-audit-checklist.theartofservice.com/rules/ahpra-code-of-conduct/11-1-research-ethics/
| Ref | Requirement (our statement of the clause) | Evidence an auditor or the regulator asks for | Common gap to check | Held (yes, partly, no, not applicable) | Where it is kept | Owner | Last reviewed | Next review |
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| 11.1 | Practitioners involved in designing, organising, conducting or reporting human health research: (a) give participants due respect and protection; (b) are honest and act with integrity; (c) make sure a human research ethics committee has approved the protocol under the NHMRC National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (which covers privacy and relevant privacy law); (d) disclose funding sources and amounts to that committee; (e) declare to it any actual or potential conflict of interest; (f) make sure participants join freely and with informed consent, understanding enough about the aims, methods, demands, risks and possible benefits; (g) take account of any dependent relationship when recruiting their own patients; (h) seek advice where research involves children or adults unable to consent, so that safeguards are in place, including consent from an empowered decision-maker or other lawful authority; (i) follow the approved protocol; (j) monitor the study and report adverse events or unexpected results quickly; (k) respect participants' right to withdraw at any time without reasons; (l) follow the rules on publishing, authorship and peer review; and (m) report suspected research fraud or misconduct as the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research requires. Source: https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Resources/Code-of-conduct/Shared-Code-of-conduct.aspx | Human research ethics committee approval letter for each study; Funding and conflict of interest declarations lodged with the committee; Signed participant information and consent forms; Adverse event and protocol deviation reports sent to the committee | Data collected before ethics approval; Practitioner's own patients recruited without addressing the dependent relationship; Adverse events not reported to the committee | ☐ 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.