Allied Health NDIS Audit Checklist: worksheet
NDIS Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support Rules. Edition held: NDIS (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules 2018, Compilation No. 1 (F2020C01087), in force 1 December 2020; checked current on 6 October 2026 (Federal Register: latest version on 6 October 2026).
Standards library: https://compliance.theartofservice.com/frameworks/australia-ndis-restrictive-practices-and-behaviour-support-rules-2018. Page: https://allied-health-ndis-audit-checklist.theartofservice.com/rules/ndis-restrictive-practices-rules/s15-keep-a-written-record-of-every-use-for-7-years/
| 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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| s 15 | The provider must keep written information on each use of a regulated restrictive practice, including: the use, its impact and any injury to the person or others, whether it was a reportable incident, and why it was used; the behaviour that led to it; when and where it started and ended; the names and contact details of persons involved and witnesses; the actions taken in response; the less restrictive options considered or tried first; and the actions and prevention strategies leading up to it. Each record must be kept for 7 years from the day it is made. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00632/latest/text | Restrictive practice use record template with every s 15 field; Sample of completed use records, including less restrictive options tried; Retention schedule showing 7 years | Chemical restraint recorded only in the medication chart without the s 15 details; Less restrictive options field left blank | ☐ 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.