Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00396:reg:10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00396
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 10
Character Range: 38916–41132

10  Audit Program

    (1) Subject to (2), the audit program for an NDIS provider shall be in accordance with any conditions on the registration of that provider regarding the types or timing of quality audits under section 73G of the Act.

         Note: The conditions of registration imposed under section 73G of the Act are set out in the certificate of registration issued by the Commissioner.
    (2) If no such conditions are imposed on the registration of an NDIS provider, the certification audit program for the evaluation activities in the initial cycle shall include:
       (a) a two‑stage initial audit;
       (b) if applicable, a mid‑term audit; and

            Note: See section 21 of this instrument for further information about mid‑term audit requirements.
       (c) a recertification or verification audit in the third year, no earlier than six months before the registration renewal date.

    (3) For the purposes of (2), the initial cycle is three years long and begins on the registration approval date.

    (4) The determination of the audit program and any subsequent adjustments shall also be in accordance with proportionality and dependent on any identified need to correct non‑conformities as set out in Annex C.

    (5) The Commissioner may authorise an approved quality auditor to assess an applicant or a registered NDIS provider against an applicable NDIS Practice Standards or processes by conducting a review of the outcomes and evidence from a comparable quality audit process undertaken in relation to the applicant or provider, if the Commissioner considers it is appropriate to do.

            Note: Section 5 of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Provider Registration and Practice Standards) Rules 2018, authorises the Commissioner to consider comparable quality audit processes for a certification audit.

    (6) Where the Commissioner has issued authorisation under subsection 5(3) of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Provider Registration and Practice Standards) Rules 2018 in relation to a particular eligible RAC provider, the approved quality auditor is to undertake a modified NDIS RAC audit as set out in the modified NDIS RAC audit pathway.