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/5-3-discrimination-bullying-and-harassment/
| 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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| 5.3 | Discrimination (racism included), bullying and harassment (sexual harassment included) have no place in Australian healthcare; they harm practitioners, raise risk to patients and damage teamwork, and where they affect public safety a Board may act, for example by imposing conditions or accepting an undertaking. Good practice means the practitioner: (a) never engages in, ignores or excuses them; (b) recognises their many forms, among them sexual harassment, physical or verbal abuse, racism, discrimination, violence, aggression, humiliation, pressure on decisions, exclusion and intimidation; (c) recognises that social media can be used to bully or harass and does not engage in, ignore or excuse it; (d) speaks up when seeing it and reports it when appropriate; (e) acts appropriately when in a leadership or management role; (f) escalates concerns if the response is inadequate; (g) refers concerns to the Boards or Ahpra where patients, students, trainees, colleagues or teams face serious or continuing risk, in addition to mandatory notification duties; and (h) supports colleagues who report it. Source: https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Resources/Code-of-conduct/Shared-Code-of-conduct.aspx | Anti-bullying, harassment and discrimination policy with a reporting route; Register of reports received and actions taken, including escalations; Leader training records on responding to bullying and sexual harassment; Record of any referral made to Ahpra about serious or continuing risk | Reports resolved informally with no record; Leaders unaware of their duty to act; Reporter disadvantaged after raising a concern | ☐ 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.