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Allied Health NDIS Audit Checklist: worksheet

Specialist titles only for specialist registrants

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law. Edition held: Schedule to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (Qld), reprint current as at 10 April 2026; checked current on 30 September 2026 (our build record of the held copy: no later reprint listed on 30 September 2026).

Source: https://compliance.theartofservice.com/frameworks/australia-health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-2009. Page: https://allied-health-ndis-audit-checklist.theartofservice.com/rules/national-law/s115-specialist-titles-only-for-specialist-registrants/

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
s 115No person knowingly or recklessly takes or uses the title 'dental specialist', 'medical specialist' or a specialist title for a recognised specialty unless registered in that specialty (for dental, in the dentists division), and no person uses those titles about another person who is not so registered. Same maximum penalties as s 113.Register extract confirming specialist registration for each clinician marketed with a specialist title; Marketing approval checklist comparing specialist titles in copy with the recognised specialty on the registerGeneral practitioner or general dentist described as a 'specialist' in a field of interest; Specialist title used while specialist registration is pending☐ 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.