Allied Health NDIS Audit Checklist: worksheet

Partnership

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/4-1-partnership/

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
4.1	A good partnership calls for personal conduct of a high standard. Good practice means the practitioner: (a) is courteous, respectful, compassionate and honest; (b) treats each patient as an individual; (c) encourages and supports patients to be well-informed and to use it in their decisions, their self-care and the management of their health, the consent process included; and (d) recognises the power imbalance in the relationship and takes no physical, emotional, sexual or financial advantage of patients (see 4.8 and 8.11). Source: https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Resources/Code-of-conduct/Shared-Code-of-conduct.aspx	Patient feedback and complaints records showing how concerns about conduct were handled; Education materials given to patients recorded in their notes; Chaperone or observer policy for intimate examinations	No channel for patients to give feedback on the practitioner's conduct; Intimate examinations without an offered chaperone or recorded consent	☐ 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.