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Allied Health NDIS Audit Checklist: worksheet

Respect rights to freedom of expression, self-determination and decision-making

NDIS Code of Conduct. Edition held: NDIS (Code of Conduct) Rules 2018, Compilation No. 1 (F2024C00048), in force 19 December 2023; checked current on 6 October 2026 (Federal Register: latest version on 6 October 2026).

Standards library: https://compliance.theartofservice.com/frameworks/australia-ndis-code-of-conduct-rules-2018. Page: https://allied-health-ndis-audit-checklist.theartofservice.com/rules/ndis-code-of-conduct/s6-1-a-respect-rights-to-freedom-of-expression-self/

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 6(1)(a)In providing supports or services to people with disability, every provider, key person and worker acts with respect for the person's rights to freedom of expression, self-determination and decision-making, in line with applicable laws and conventions (the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities among them). The Commission's guidance reads this as supporting people to make their own decisions, communicating in a form and language they understand so they can make their will and preferences known, and taking account of their values and beliefs, including culture, faith, gender identity, sexuality and age.
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00629/latest/text
Code of Conduct policy adopted by the provider and acknowledged by each worker and key person; Participant records showing choices and preferences recorded in the person's own words and acted on; Communication plans or accessible-format materials (Easy Read, interpreter bookings, AAC use) for participants who need them; Training completion records for the NDIS Worker Orientation Module and supported decision-making trainingDecisions made for participants by staff or family without recording the participant's own wishes; Information given only in standard English print to participants who need another format; Unregistered providers and sole traders unaware that the Code binds them☐ 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.