Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00396:reg:21
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00396
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 21
Character Range: 63449–65502

21  Mid‑term audit

    (1) Mid‑term audits shall be in accordance with section 13B of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Provider Registration and Practice Standards) Rules 2018 and be in accordance with proportionality.

            Note: Section 13B of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Provider Registration and Practice Standards) Rules 2018 provides that a mid‑term audit applies to a NDIS provider registered to provide a class of supports for which, under the table in subsection 20(3) to that instrument, the assessment method for the applicable standards is certification, with the exception of:
             (i) a provider that is a partnership or individual and the only registration groups for which certification is required under the table in subsection 20(3) is early intervention supports for early childhood;
             (ii) a provider for which the only registration group is specialist disability accommodation only; and
         (iii) a transitioned provider.
Section 13B provides that a mid‑term audit is to use certification and must commence no later than 18 months after the beginning of the period for which the provider's registration is in force. For each registration group for which a mid‑term audit is required, the audit must assess whether the provider has met, and is meeting, the following applicable standards for the registration group:
         (i) the standards in Part 3 of Schedule 1 to that instrument;
             (ii) any standard for which a previous assessment by an approved quality auditor identified a need for the provider to implement a corrective action plan; and
             (iii) any standard specified in relation to the audit by the Commissioner in a written notice given to the provider.

    (3) For establishing the audit team composition for a mid‑term audit, the requirements in section 11 of this instrument apply.

            Note: The audit team for a mid‑term audit shall consist of at least one auditor, who is an audit team leader (see subsections 11(1A) and (5)).