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Allied Health NDIS Audit Checklist: worksheet

Psychology Board: Area of practice endorsement

Psychology Board registration standards. Edition held: General and provisional registration 1 December 2025; area of practice endorsement 1 December 2019; CPD 1 December 2015; PII 1 December 2019; recency of practice 1 December 2016; checked current on 6 October 2026 (Psychology Board registration standards page read 6 October 2026: all eight standards and their dates match).

Under review, not in force: Revised CPD and recency standards were consulted on (consultation closed 17 July 2026). The 4+2 internship pathway closes: the last day to apply for general registration through it is 30 June 2027. Revised general and provisional registration standards already published by the Board take effect on 1 January 2029.

Standards library: https://compliance.theartofservice.com/frameworks/australia-psychology-board-registration-standards-2025. Page: https://allied-health-ndis-audit-checklist.theartofservice.com/rules/psychology-board-standards/area-of-practice-endorsement/

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
A-1Area of practice endorsement is available only to psychologists with general registration, for an area approved by the Ministerial Council under s 15 of the National Law: clinical neuropsychology, clinical psychology, community psychology, counselling psychology, educational and developmental psychology, forensic psychology, health psychology, organisational psychology, and sport and exercise psychology. A psychologist previously endorsed may be considered eligible again on returning to practice if they meet the general registration requirements.
Source: https://www.psychologyboard.gov.au/Standards-and-Guidelines/Registration-Standards.aspx
Register extract showing general registration and any endorsement; Returning-to-practice application showing prior endorsementEndorsed title used before the endorsement appears on the register; Endorsement sought while holding provisional registration☐ yes
☐ partly
☐ no
☐ n/a
A-2The minimum qualification for endorsement is an approved postgraduate qualification in that area of practice, or another qualification the Board considers substantially equivalent (overseas-qualified applicants follow the Board's published arrangements).
Source: https://www.psychologyboard.gov.au/Standards-and-Guidelines/Registration-Standards.aspx
Testamur and transcript for the approved postgraduate program in the area; Board equivalence decision for other qualificationsQualification in a different area of practice from the endorsement sought☐ yes
☐ partly
☐ no
☐ n/a
A-3In addition to the qualification the applicant completes a Board-approved registrar program in the same area, comprising the supervised practice hours the standard sets with a Board-approved supervisor, practice in an approved work role and active CPD under the Guidelines on area of practice endorsements, or another period of supervised practice the Board considers substantially equivalent; the hours may be reduced for certain programs of study or an existing endorsement.
Source: https://www.psychologyboard.gov.au/Standards-and-Guidelines/Registration-Standards.aspx
Board approval of the registrar program plan; Supervision log and supervisor reports; Record of any hours reduction grantedSupervisor not Board-approved for the area; Hours counted from a work role outside the area☐ 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.