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Allied Health NDIS Audit Checklist: worksheet

Employers notify notifiable conduct of registered practitioners they engage

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/s142-employers-notify-notifiable-conduct-of-registered/

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 142An employer (any entity employing a practitioner under a contract of employment or a contract for services) that reasonably believes a registered practitioner has engaged in notifiable conduct notifies Ahpra; for example, withdrawing or restricting clinical privileges because of a significant departure from accepted standards that puts the public at risk triggers the duty. Where an employer fails to notify, Ahpra reports the failure to the responsible Minister, who refers it to a health complaints entity, the employer's licensing authority or another appropriate body. In Queensland the notification goes to the Health Ombudsman, who on a failure to notify must tell Ahpra and may refer it to the licensing authority or another entity or advise the Minister. Good-faith notifiers are protected (s 237).Employer policy assigning responsibility for mandatory notifications and linking them to credentialing, privileges and disciplinary decisions; Register of notifications made, with dates and Ahpra references; Credentialing committee minutes showing notification was considered whenever privileges were withdrawn or restrictedPractitioner allowed to resign quietly without a notification that was required; Contracted or locum practitioners overlooked because they are not employees; Notification made only after a lengthy internal process rather than when the reasonable belief formed☐ 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.