Allied Health NDIS Audit Checklist: worksheet
NDIS Quality Support for Children (guidance). Edition held: Quality support for children in the NDIS, DA0855, August 2024 (guidance, not a rule); checked current on 1 October 2026 (our build record of the held copy; the October 2024 copy carries the same text).
Standards library: https://compliance.theartofservice.com/frameworks/australia-ndis-quality-support-for-children-guidance-2024. Page: https://allied-health-ndis-audit-checklist.theartofservice.com/rules/ndis-children-guidance/protect-privacy-and-dignity-and-ask-before-touching/
Read with the Privacy Act: Consent is the usual basis for sharing a child's information. A disclosure required or authorised by law, such as a mandatory child protection report or a court order, is still permitted (APP 6.2(b)), and so is a disclosure in a permitted general situation, such as lessening a serious threat to life, health or safety (APP 6.2(c)). Nothing in this guidance stops a mandatory report or an emergency disclosure.
Working with children checks: Working with children checks are state and territory law, which this list does not cover. Whether a worker needs one, and the exemptions, are set by each state: Queensland, for example, exempts registered health practitioners acting in their professional capacity in specified circumstances. See the state laws page. NDIS worker screening is a separate clearance under the NDIS rules.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-2 | Provide safe, private spaces for play, conversation and personal care; ask the family and child before touching or moving the child and explain where they are going; minimise the number of staff assisting with personal care; obtain consent before sharing information, consent being the usual basis for sharing a child's information (a disclosure required or authorised by law, such as a mandatory child protection report or a court order, still applies); never ask a child to keep a secret; and avoid labelling a child to others as having behaviours of concern. Source: https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/rules-and-standards/quality-practice/quality-supports-children | Consent to share information form; Personal care procedure naming which staff assist; Confidentiality section in the service agreement | Reports sent to a school without consent; Telehealth sessions with others visible in the background | ☐ 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.