Checklist · NDIS & Disability Law
Behaviour support plan and restrictive practice authorisation review checklist
A checklist for reviewing a behaviour support plan that contains regulated restrictive practices: registration, plan timeframes, consultation and functional behaviour assessment, the conditions each practice must meet, state or territory authorisation, lodgement, monthly reporting and plan review.
- Kind
- Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Where it applies
- Australia, Commonwealth
- AI use
- Yellow AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at
- 18 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 18 October 2026 against the 2 authorities it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use when advising a participant, family, guardian or provider about a behaviour support plan that includes a regulated restrictive practice, or auditing a provider's compliance. The state or territory authorisation process must be checked separately for where the participant lives.
Used for these tasks
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may extract each restrictive practice, date, authorisation and report from the plan and the provider's records into the checklist; the lawyer decides whether each requirement is met and what to advise.
AI may
- List each regulated restrictive practice in the plan with its description, triggers and fade-out strategy
- Build a timeline of first use, engagement of the practitioner, interim and comprehensive plans, authorisation, lodgement and monthly reports
- Flag missing documents and gaps between the plan and incident or monthly reports
AI must not
- Must not assess whether a practice is the least restrictive option, proportionate or a last resort
- Must not decide whether a use was authorised under the state or territory framework
- Must not summarise behavioural or health information about the participant beyond what the lawyer needs
The lawyer checks
- The implementing provider is registered for implementing behaviour support plans, and the plan was developed by an NDIS behaviour support practitioner
- Each practice is clearly stated, authorised by the state or territory body, and meets the conditions of last resort, shortest time, risk reduction, proportionality and least restriction
- Interim and comprehensive plans were in place within the required times, and the comprehensive plan has been reviewed at least every 12 months
- Any use outside the plan or without authorisation has been treated as a possible reportable incident
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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