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/s20-3-reduce-the-need-for-restrictive-practices-and-consult/
| 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 20(3) | In developing and reviewing a plan, the specialist behaviour support provider must take all reasonable steps to reduce and eliminate the need for regulated restrictive practices, take account of previous behaviour support and other assessments, make changes to the person's environment that may reduce or remove the need, and consult the person, their family, carers, guardian or other relevant person, the provider who may use the practice, and other relevant specialists. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00632/latest/text | Plan section setting reduction and elimination goals for each practice; Consultation notes with the participant, family or guardian and implementing provider; Record of prior assessments reviewed and environmental changes recommended | Plan carries the same practices unchanged from one review to the next; Participant not consulted | ☐ 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.