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/7-1-risk-management/
| 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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| 7.1 | Good practice means the practitioner: (a) practises cultural safety (sections 2 and 3); (b) understands clinical governance and their obligations under it where relevant; (c) takes part in available quality assurance and improvement systems; (d) develops and uses risk management processes that identify and reduce risk of harm and respond to adverse events, where the setting lacks local systems; (e) takes part in monitoring and surveillance of adverse events and near misses and reports them to the proper authority where required; (f) makes sure systems exist for raising concerns about patient risk, if they hold clinical leadership or management responsibility; (g) works to reduce error and improve safety within available systems; (h) supports colleagues who raise safety concerns; and (i) takes all reasonable steps to address a possible compromise of patient safety. Source: https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Resources/Code-of-conduct/Shared-Code-of-conduct.aspx | Clinical governance framework or practice risk register with owners and review dates; Near-miss and incident reports with trend review; Quality improvement activity records (clinical audits, peer review); Staff concern-raising procedure where the practitioner leads a service | Sole practice with no risk or incident system at all; Near misses not reported; Leaders with no route for staff to raise safety concerns | ☐ 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.