Back to the requirement

Allied Health NDIS Audit Checklist: worksheet

Relatives, carers and partners

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/4-4-relatives-carers-and-partners/

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
4.4Good practice means the practitioner (a) shows consideration to the patient's relatives, carers, partners and others close to them and respects their role in the patient's care, and (b) with appropriate consent or other permission, responds when they seek information (see 3.2).
Source: https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Resources/Code-of-conduct/Shared-Code-of-conduct.aspx
Record of the patient's nominated contacts and the consent given for sharing information with them; Notes of information given to carers with the basis for disclosureInformation given to relatives with no consent recorded; Carers excluded from information the patient had agreed they could receive☐ 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.