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.
Source: 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/4-3-children-young-people-and-other-patients-who-may-have/
| 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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| 4.3 | For patients with additional needs (such as children and young people, older people, people with physical or cognitive disability, people with impaired decision-making capacity and people at greater risk, such as those facing family violence), good practice means the practitioner: (a) puts the patient's interests and wellbeing first; (b) meets mandatory reporting laws that protect at-risk groups, including reporting about the aged and about child abuse and neglect; (c) recognises that more advocacy may be needed for fair access to care; and (d) when communicating, treats the patient with respect and listens to them, invites and answers questions as well as they can, gives information in a way the patient understands, recognises what parents, carers or guardians contribute and, where appropriate, encourages their involvement, and stays alert to patients at risk, notifying the proper authorities as the law requires, including where a parent or guardian refuses treatment that may not be in a child's best interests. | Mandatory reporting training records for the relevant state or territory (child abuse and neglect, elder abuse); Log of reports made to child protection or aged care authorities with dates; Practice safeguarding procedure covering family violence screening and referral; Notes showing adapted communication and carer involvement for patients with additional needs | Practitioner unaware of the state's reporting thresholds; Concern recorded but no report lodged; Parental refusal of necessary treatment accepted with no escalation | ☐ 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.