Allied Health NDIS Audit Checklist: worksheet
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law. Edition held: The National Law as the Schedule to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (Qld), Act No 45 of 2009, Queensland in-force version current as at 10 April 2026 (the host jurisdiction's text, which the other states and territories apply by their own Acts; New South Wales applies its own version with its own complaints scheme); checked current on 6 October 2026 (our build record of the held copy: no later reprint listed on 30 September 2026).
Standards library: https://compliance.theartofservice.com/frameworks/australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009. Page: https://allied-health-ndis-audit-checklist.theartofservice.com/rules/national-law/s113-protected-titles-only-for-persons-registered-in-the/
| 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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| s 113 | No person knowingly or recklessly takes or uses a title in the Law's table of protected titles (for example medical practitioner, nurse, registered nurse, midwife, dentist, pharmacist, physiotherapist, psychologist, paramedic, occupational therapist, optometrist, podiatrist, osteopath, chiropractor, radiographer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner, Chinese medicine practitioner, acupuncturist) or a prescribed title in a way that could reasonably make someone believe they are registered in that profession, unless they are; nor uses such a title about another person who is not registered in the profession. This applies with or without other words and in any language. Offence: up to $60,000 or three years' imprisonment for an individual, $120,000 for a body corporate. Source: https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-045 | Pre-employment and periodic Ahpra register verification for every person given a protected title in a job title, badge or directory; Approval check of position titles, email signatures and website staff profiles against registration status; Record of action taken when a registration lapsed (title removed from badge, roster and website) | Unregistered overseas-qualified staff described as 'nurse' or 'doctor' on rosters or badges; Clinic website keeps a departed or lapsed practitioner listed with a protected title; Translated marketing uses the equivalent title in another language for an unregistered person | ☐ 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.