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Allied Health NDIS Audit Checklist: worksheet

No claims of specialist registration by non-specialists

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/s118-no-claims-of-specialist-registration-by-non-specialists/

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 118A person who is not a specialist health practitioner does not knowingly or recklessly use the title 'specialist health practitioner', any title or description indicating they are a specialist or qualified to practise in a recognised specialty, or claim specialist registration or qualification; and no person makes those claims about another who is not a specialist. Same maximum penalties as s 113.Marketing and referral material review against the specialist register; Correction record where a directory or referral template overstated specialist statusReferral letters or directories list a registrar or general registrant as 'specialist'; Fellowship of a college presented as specialist registration before the Board has granted it☐ 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.