Allied Health NDIS Audit Checklist: worksheet
NDIS Practice Standards and Quality Indicators. Edition held: Rules Schedules 1 to 8, Compilation No. 6 (F2026C00527) and Quality Indicators Guidelines Compilation No. 3 (F2026C00528), in force 1 July 2026; checked current on 6 October 2026 (Federal Register: both compilations are the latest version on 6 October 2026).
Under review, not in force: The NDIS Commission's review of the Practice Standards (a proposed quality framework and changes to the standards and how they are assessed) is still being considered; nothing from it is in force.
Standards library: https://compliance.theartofservice.com/frameworks/australia-ndis-practice-standards-and-quality-indicators. Page: https://allied-health-ndis-audit-checklist.theartofservice.com/rules/ndis-practice-standards/core-independence-and-informed-choice/
| 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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| Core 6.1 | The provider supports each participant to make active decisions and individual choices, giving them timely information in the language, communication mode and terms they are most likely to understand. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Supported decision-making procedure; Participant files showing options and information provided before decisions; Records of the participant's own choices, including where they differ from the support network's view | Decisions made by family or staff with no record of the participant's own view; Information about options provided after the decision was made | ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no ☐ n/a | ||||
| Core 6.2 | The provider supports each participant's right to the dignity of risk when making decisions and, where needed, helps them weigh the benefits and risks of the options being considered. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Dignity of risk policy; Risk assessments completed with the participant that record the choice made and agreed safeguards; Progress notes showing a risky choice supported rather than refused | Activities stopped because of risk without the participant's involvement; Risk assessments written about the participant rather than with them | ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no ☐ n/a | ||||
| Core 6.3 | The provider respects each participant's autonomy, including their right to intimacy and to sexual expression. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Policy on relationships, sexuality and intimacy; Worker training records on supporting sexual expression and relationships; Support plans or notes showing how privacy for relationships is supported | Blanket house rules banning visitors or partners; Workers unsure how to respond to a request about relationships | ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no ☐ n/a | ||||
| Core 6.4 | Each participant has enough time to consider and review their options and to get advice if they want it, at every stage of support: assessment, planning, delivery, review and exit. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Records of the date options were offered and the date the participant decided; Service agreement and plan sign-off timelines showing no rushed agreement; Notes of referrals to independent advice where the participant asked | Agreements signed on the day they were first presented; Exit or change decisions made without time for the participant to seek advice | ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no ☐ n/a | ||||
| Core 6.5 | The provider supports each participant's right to an advocate of their choosing, including an independent advocate, and their right to have that advocate present. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Information given to participants about advocacy services, including independent advocates; Records of advocates attending meetings, reviews or complaint discussions; Advocacy section of the participant rights policy | Advocates excluded from meetings or not given notice; Participants not told independent advocacy is available | ☐ 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.