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-responsive-supports/
| 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 21.1 | Supports are delivered using the least intrusive options and contemporary evidence-informed practice that meets the participant's needs and helps achieve their desired outcomes. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Practice guidelines or frameworks the provider follows, with references; Support plans recording the least intrusive option chosen; Supervision or practice review notes on approach selection | Default use of more restrictive or intrusive support without justification; Practice not reviewed against current guidance | ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no ☐ n/a | ||||
| Core 21.2 | With the participant's consent or direction and as set out in the service agreement, the provider builds and maintains links with other providers, including health care and allied health providers, to share information, manage risks and meet the participant's needs. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Consent to share information with named providers; Case conference or care team meeting minutes; Correspondence with GPs, allied health and other providers in the participant file | No contact with the participant's health practitioners despite complex needs; Information shared without the participant's consent | ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no ☐ n/a | ||||
| Core 21.3 | The provider makes reasonable efforts to involve each participant in selecting their workers, including their preferred gender of worker for personal care. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Records of worker preferences, including gender for personal care, in participant profiles; Rostering notes showing preferences applied; Meet and greet or worker matching records | Preferred gender for personal care not recorded or not followed; Workers changed without telling the participant | ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no ☐ n/a | ||||
| Core 21.4 | Where a participant has specific needs that require monitoring or daily support, the workers involved are appropriately trained and understand that participant's needs and preferences. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Training records matched to participants with specific monitoring needs; Participant profiles or one-page summaries used in induction; Shift handover and observation records | New workers rostered before induction to the participant's needs; Monitoring charts incomplete | ☐ 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.