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-supporting-implementation/
| 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 6.1 | The provider helps implementing providers understand the state or territory legislation and policy requirements for obtaining authorisation (however described) of any restrictive practice in the plan, including any conditions on its use. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Guidance notes or briefing records on authorisation given to implementing providers; Copies of authorisation conditions shared with implementers; Questions logged from implementers and answers given | Implementers unaware of conditions attached to an authorisation; No record that authorisation requirements were explained | ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no ☐ n/a | ||||
| Module 2 6.2 | The provider takes reasonable steps so that the participant, their support network (with consent) and implementing providers understand why the plan is designed as it is, and develops instructions and guidance that let them implement it effectively. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Plan summaries, one-page profiles or accessible versions for the participant; Implementation instructions or practice guides for support workers; Records of plan explanation sessions with attendees | Workers implementing strategies without knowing their purpose; No accessible version for the participant | ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no ☐ n/a | ||||
| Module 2 6.3 | The provider makes implementing providers aware of the reporting requirements prescribed in the NDIS (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules 2018, including monthly reporting on regulated restrictive practice use and reporting of unauthorised use. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Briefing or handover notes covering monthly reporting and incident reporting; Written guidance sent to implementing providers on reporting; Acknowledgement records from implementing providers | Implementing providers not told about monthly reporting; Reporting guidance not updated after rule changes | ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no ☐ n/a | ||||
| Module 2 6.4 | The provider delivers or arranges person-focused training, coaching and mentoring for each implementing provider and, with consent, the support network, covering the strategies needed to implement the participant's plan, including positive behaviour support strategies. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Participant-specific training session records with attendee lists; Training materials tailored to the participant's plan; Coaching or mentoring visit notes | Generic behaviour training only, not linked to the participant's plan; New staff at the implementing provider never trained | ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no ☐ n/a | ||||
| Module 2 6.5 | The provider develops each participant's behaviour support plan collaboratively with the providers who will implement it. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Joint planning meeting minutes with implementing providers; Version history showing implementer input incorporated; Agreed responsibilities table in the plan | Collaboration limited to emailing a draft; Implementer concerns not reflected in the final plan | ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no ☐ n/a | ||||
| Module 2 6.6 | Where the provider recommends that implementing workers be trained in the safe use of a restrictive practice in a plan, it keeps oversight so that the training addresses the strategies in each participant's plan. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Recommendations for restrictive practice training recorded in the plan; Review or approval of the training content against the plan; Training completion confirmations from implementing providers | Physical restraint training delivered by a third party never checked against the plan; No follow-up that recommended training occurred | ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no ☐ n/a | ||||
| Module 2 6.7 | The provider offers ongoing support and advice to implementing providers and, with consent, the support network to work through barriers to implementing the plan. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Records of follow-up contacts after plan implementation starts; Barrier logs or issues registers with actions taken; Advice given in response to implementation problems | No contact between plan lodgement and review; Barriers raised by implementers left unresolved | ☐ 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.