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-3-evidence-informed-practice/
| 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 3 8.1 | Intervention strategies rest on explicit principles, validated practices, the best available research, and relevant laws and regulations, and the provider can say which principles and evidence each strategy relies on. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Practice framework citing the early childhood intervention principles and research relied on; Intervention plans naming the validated practice used; Procedure for reviewing new interventions before adoption | Interventions used with no stated evidence base; Practice framework out of date | ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no ☐ n/a | ||||
| Module 3 8.2 | The provider has the information, knowledge, skills and expertise needed to deliver quality supports to each participant's support network, with workers matched to the supports they deliver. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Qualification and professional registration records for early childhood practitioners; Skills matrix matched to the supports offered; Supervision records for practitioners | Workers delivering supports outside their qualification or registration; No skills matrix against the supports delivered | ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no ☐ n/a | ||||
| Module 3 8.3 | The provider's workers keep their knowledge and skills current through continuing relevant professional development, ongoing self-reflection and self-assessment, and monitoring of their practice, so the quality of early childhood supports does not drift. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text | Continuing professional development logs for each practitioner; Reflective practice or supervision notes; Practice observation or audit records | Professional development unrelated to early childhood practice; No reflective supervision recorded | ☐ 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.