Allied Health NDIS Audit Checklist: worksheet
Privacy Act: the Australian Privacy Principles and notifiable data breaches. Edition held: Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Compilation No. 104 (C2026C00227), in force 4 June 2026, registered 17 June 2026 (Schedule 1, the Australian Privacy Principles; Part IIIC, notifiable data breaches); checked current on 6 October 2026 (Federal Register of Legislation Versions API: the latest and current compilation on 6 October 2026).
Under review, not in force: From 10 December 2026, APP 1.7 to 1.9 add automated-decision content to the privacy policy (Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024, Schedule 1 items 87 and 88). Not in force yet.
Standards library: https://compliance.theartofservice.com/frameworks/australian-privacy-principles-apps. Page: https://allied-health-ndis-audit-checklist.theartofservice.com/rules/privacy-act/app-4-unsolicited-information/
| 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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| APP 4.1, 4.2 | Within a reasonable period after receiving unsolicited personal information, decide whether the practice could have collected it under APP 3, using it only as needed to make that decision. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A03712/latest/text | A procedure for unsolicited information received by email, post or upload, with who decides | Unsolicited records filed into the client record without a decision | ☐ yes ☐ partly ☐ no ☐ n/a | ||||
| APP 4.3, 4.4 | If it could not have been collected, destroy or de-identify it as soon as practicable where lawful and reasonable (unless it is in a Commonwealth record); otherwise APPs 5 to 13 apply as if it had been collected under APP 3. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A03712/latest/text | Destruction records for unsolicited information the practice could not have collected | Unsolicited information kept indefinitely | ☐ 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.