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/s136-no-directing-or-inciting-practitioners-to/
| 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 136 | No person directs or incites a registered practitioner to do anything in the course of practice that amounts to unprofessional conduct or professional misconduct (for example directing unnecessary services, breaching conditions, or advertising in breach of the Law). The owner or operator of a public health facility is excluded. Maximum penalty $60,000 for an individual and $120,000 for a body corporate (raised by the 2022 amendments). This is the duty that reaches private employers, corporate practice owners and managers. Source: https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-045 | Policies stating that business targets and directions never override practitioners' professional obligations; Management KPIs and incentive schemes reviewed for measures that reward unnecessary services; Escalation channel for practitioners to report directions they consider unprofessional, and its log | Billing or appointment targets that push practitioners to over-service; Managers direct practitioners to publish testimonials or misleading advertising; Practitioners pressured to practise outside conditions to cover rosters | ☐ 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.