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Allied Health NDIS Audit Checklist: worksheet

Vexatious notifications (complaints/concerns)

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/8-2-vexatious-notifications-complaints-concerns/

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
8.2A vexatious notification is one without substance made to distress, harm or harass the named practitioner; legitimate notifications arise from genuine concern for patient safety. Good practice means the practitioner (a) raises genuine patient-safety concerns with the proper authority, locally or with the Board, and meets mandatory notification requirements; and (b) does not make vexatious or bad-faith notifications about other practitioners, which a Board may treat as unprofessional conduct or professional misconduct and act on.Record of concerns raised with the factual basis documented at the time; Advice sought before notifying where the threshold was unclearNotifications made during business or personal disputes without a patient-safety basis☐ 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.