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Allied Health NDIS Audit Checklist: worksheet

Handle complaints fairly, efficiently and promptly and act on the issues

NDIS Complaints Management and Resolution Rules. Edition held: NDIS (Complaints Management and Resolution) Rules 2018, Compilation No. 1 (F2026C00165), in force 28 January 2026; checked current on 6 October 2026 (Federal Register: latest version on 6 October 2026).

Standards library: https://compliance.theartofservice.com/frameworks/australia-ndis-complaints-management-and-resolution-rules-2018. Page: https://allied-health-ndis-audit-checklist.theartofservice.com/rules/ndis-complaints-rules/s8-3ab-handle-complaints-fairly-efficiently-and-promptly/

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 8(3)(a), (b)The system must require complaints to be acknowledged, assessed and resolved fairly, efficiently and in a timely way, and require appropriate action to be taken on the issues complaints raise.
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00634/latest/text
Complaints register with received, acknowledged, assessed and closed dates; Service standard for acknowledgement and resolution times with performance against it; Action records tied to the issues raisedComplaints closed without addressing the underlying issue; No acknowledgement sent☐ 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.