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/module-2-behaviour-support-in-the-ndis/
| 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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| Module 2 3.1 | The specialist behaviour support provider understands the NDIS (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules 2018 and applies them in its practice, including the rules on behaviour support plans, regulated restrictive practices, lodgement and reporting. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Behaviour support policy and procedures cross-referenced to the RPBS Rules; Induction and refresher records for practitioners on the RPBS Rules; Sample behaviour support plans showing the Rules' required content and timeframes met | Procedures written for a state scheme only, with no reference to the Commonwealth RPBS Rules; Practitioners unable to explain lodgement and review timeframes | ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no ☐ n/a | ||||
| Module 2 3.2 | Every NDIS behaviour support practitioner engaged by the provider has been assessed by the Commissioner as suitable to deliver specialist positive behaviour support, including behaviour support assessments and the development of behaviour support plans. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Register of practitioners with Commission suitability decision and level for each; Practitioner suitability notices or portal records; Rostering or allocation records showing only suitable practitioners assigned to assessments and plans | Provisional or lapsed practitioners writing plans without the required suitability; No central register linking each plan author to a suitability decision | ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no ☐ n/a | ||||
| Module 2 3.3 | Each NDIS behaviour support practitioner completes ongoing professional development that keeps them current with evidence-informed practice and approaches to behaviour support, including positive behaviour support. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Individual professional development plans and logs for each practitioner; Certificates or attendance records for positive behaviour support training; Supervision notes discussing new evidence or practice changes | Professional development logged but unrelated to behaviour support; No yearly review of each practitioner's development needs | ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no ☐ n/a | ||||
| Module 2 3.4 | A specialist behaviour support clinical supervisor provides clinical supervision covering each work practice of every NDIS behaviour support practitioner. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Clinical supervision agreements naming supervisor and practitioner; Dated supervision session records covering assessments, plan writing and review; Supervisor's qualifications and suitability records; Supervision frequency schedule by practitioner level | Supervision is ad hoc or peer-only with no designated clinical supervisor; Supervision records do not cover plan development work | ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no ☐ n/a | ||||
| Module 2 3.5 | The provider shows, through its policies, procedures and day-to-day practice, a commitment to reducing and eliminating the use of restrictive practices. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Restrictive practice reduction and elimination policy; Plans containing fading or elimination strategies with target dates; Internal reports tracking restrictive practice reductions across clients | Policy statement exists but plans show no reduction strategies; No organisation-level monitoring of restrictive practice trends | ☐ 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.