National Disability Insurance Scheme (Approved Quality Auditors Scheme) Guidelines 2018

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Department of Social Services

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National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013

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F2019C00386 (C01)

10 April 2019 - 31 December 2019

Table of contents

Introduction
Part 1 – Preliminary
1 Name
3 Authority
4 Definitions
5 Interpretation
Part 2 – Standards and Process Requirements
6 Applicants
7 Applicable NDIS Practice Standards
8 Application for Audit
9 Audit Application Review and Assessment Process
10 Audit Program
11 Composition of the audit team
12 Verification audits
13 Certification audits
14 Stage One Audits
15 Stage Two Audits
16 Audit Reporting
17 Review
18 NDIS Provider Certification or Verification Decision
19 NDIS Provider Certification and Verification documentation
20 JAS ANZ Register
21 Surveillance (monitoring)
22 Recertification and reverification
23 Changes Affecting NDIS Provider Certification or Verification Decisions
24 Termination, Reduction, Suspension or Withdrawal of Certification Verification Decisions
25 Records
26 Complaints and appeals
27 Provisional audits
28 Approved Quality Auditor’s Auditors and Personnel
29 Management of Competence for Personnel Involved in the Certification and Verification Process
30 Competence Requirements for Auditors, including auditors with technical expertise
31 Audit Team Roles
32 Auditors with Technical Expertise
33 Consumer Technical Experts
34 Evaluation Processes
35 Mechanism for Safeguarding Impartiality
Annex A – Code of Conduct for Approved Quality Auditors (normative)
Annex B – Audit methodology and sampling (normative)
Annex C – Timeframe for correcting non conformities
Annex D – Registration classes/groups exempted from sampling requirements
Endnotes
- Endnote 1—About the endnotes
- Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
- Endnote 3—Legislation history
- Endnote 4—Amendment history
- Endnote 5—Editorial changes

National Disability Insurance Scheme (Approved Quality Auditors Scheme) Guidelines 2018

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