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Allied Health NDIS Audit Checklist: worksheet

Lodge evidence of the authorisation with the Commissioner

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/s9-b-lodge-evidence-of-the-authorisation-with-the/

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 9(2)(b)The provider must lodge evidence that the use is authorised with the Commissioner as soon as reasonably practicable after using the practice in relation to the person.
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00632/latest/text
Commission portal lodgement records of authorisation evidence; Tracker of authorisations obtained against lodgement dates; Correspondence with the Commission on lodgementsAuthorisation held on file but never lodged; Renewed authorisation not lodged☐ 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.