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Allied Health NDIS Audit Checklist: worksheet

Give opportunities for community participation and new skills

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/s21-4-give-opportunities-for-community-participation-and/

RefRequirement (our statement of the clause)Evidence an auditor or the regulator asks forCommon gap to checkHeld (yes, partly, no, not applicable)Where it is keptOwnerLast reviewedNext review
s 21(4)The person to whom the plan applies must be given opportunities to take part in community activities and develop new skills that could reduce or eliminate the future need for regulated restrictive practices.
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00632/latest/text
Plan goals for community participation and skill building; Support records showing community activities attended; Review notes on progress of skill developmentCommunity access restricted because of behaviour without alternatives; Skill goals copied unchanged across reviews☐ 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.