Fast 5-Business-Day Turnaround
Reports issued within 5 business days of the final interview — keeping participants on track for plan reviews and funding decisions.
Referrals · Coordinator-Friendly · Australia-Wide
Refer a participant for a Functional Capacity Assessment.
A streamlined, coordinator-friendly referral pathway for Support Coordinators, Plan Managers, allied health professionals and families. Independent NDIS-aligned assessments — FCA, SIL, SDA and ILO — delivered Australia-wide via secure telehealth in 5 business days.
5-business-day turnaround AHPRA registered NDIS-aligned reports
For referrers
Coordinators, families & allied health.
- Support Coordinators & Specialist SC
- Plan Managers
- Allied health practitioners
- Family & nominees
- Disability support providers
Healthcare Trust Marks
AHPRA Registered
Allied health clinicians
Occupational Therapist-Led
AHPRA-registered OTs
NDIS-Aligned Reports
Reasonable & necessary
Peer-Reviewed
Every report, every time
Secure Telehealth
Encrypted Zoom / MS Teams
Privacy Act 1988
Health Records compliant
Why Refer to Us
A clinical partner your participants will thank you for.
Coordinators across Australia refer to FCA Reports Australia because we deliver defensible reports, on time, with a process that respects everyone's time — yours, the participant's and ours.
Independent & NDIS-Aligned
Defensible, peer-reviewed reports built around the reasonable and necessary criteria and the eight functional domains.
Coordinator-Friendly Process
Single point of contact, clear timelines, shared milestone updates and a clarification window after report issue.
Participant-Centred Practice
Trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming, recovery-oriented — calibrated to each cohort and each participant.
How Referrals Work
From referral to delivered report — in five business days.
A transparent, six-step referral pathway designed around Support Coordinators, allied health teams and families — with clinical defensibility and clear communication at every stage.
- 01
Referral Received
Within 1 business dayYou submit the referral via our online form or by email. Our intake team acknowledges receipt within one business day and assigns a clinician matched to the participant's cohort.
- Confidential triage
- Clinical match to cohort
- Clear point of contact
0101Referral Received
Within 1 business dayYou submit the referral via our online form or by email. Our intake team acknowledges receipt within one business day and assigns a clinician matched to the participant's cohort.
- Confidential triage
- Clinical match to cohort
- Clear point of contact
- 02
Participant Contacted
Within 1–2 business days of referralWe make first contact with the participant or their nominee — gently, on their preferred channel (phone, email, SMS). We explain the process in plain language and gather consent.
- Trauma-informed first contact
- Plain-language consent
- Coordinator copied at every stage
0202Participant Contacted
Within 1–2 business days of referralWe make first contact with the participant or their nominee — gently, on their preferred channel (phone, email, SMS). We explain the process in plain language and gather consent.
- Trauma-informed first contact
- Plain-language consent
- Coordinator copied at every stage
- 03
Assessment Scheduled
Within 3–5 business daysTogether with the participant we agree on session timing — usually one or two structured interviews via secure video conferencing. Multiple shorter sessions are offered where helpful.
- Secure video (Zoom / MS Teams)
- Multiple shorter sessions available
- Australia-wide — including remote postcodes
0303Assessment Scheduled
Within 3–5 business daysTogether with the participant we agree on session timing — usually one or two structured interviews via secure video conferencing. Multiple shorter sessions are offered where helpful.
- Secure video (Zoom / MS Teams)
- Multiple shorter sessions available
- Australia-wide — including remote postcodes
- 04
Functional Assessment Completed
1–2 sessions, 60–90 mins eachA qualified AHPRA-registered Occupational Therapist conducts a structured clinical interview with the participant, supplemented by collateral input from family, support workers and treating teams. Validated assessment tools are applied where clinically appropriate.
- AHPRA-registered clinician
- Validated tools (WHODAS, CANS, K10, Lawton, Berg)
- Collateral with consent
0404Functional Assessment Completed
1–2 sessions, 60–90 mins eachA qualified AHPRA-registered Occupational Therapist conducts a structured clinical interview with the participant, supplemented by collateral input from family, support workers and treating teams. Validated assessment tools are applied where clinically appropriate.
- AHPRA-registered clinician
- Validated tools (WHODAS, CANS, K10, Lawton, Berg)
- Collateral with consent
- 05
Report Finalised
Within 5 business days of final interviewOur clinician drafts a comprehensive NDIS-aligned report covering each of the eight functional domains, the six reasonable and necessary criteria and the specific question driving the assessment. Every report is peer-reviewed by a second clinician before issue.
- Peer-reviewed before delivery
- NDIS-aligned formatting
- Coordinator-friendly structure
0505Report Finalised
Within 5 business days of final interviewOur clinician drafts a comprehensive NDIS-aligned report covering each of the eight functional domains, the six reasonable and necessary criteria and the specific question driving the assessment. Every report is peer-reviewed by a second clinician before issue.
- Peer-reviewed before delivery
- NDIS-aligned formatting
- Coordinator-friendly structure
- 06
Recommendations Provided
Day 7 + 2-week clarification windowThe final report — costed recommendations, support hours and prioritised next steps — is delivered to the participant, with copies to the Support Coordinator and Plan Manager on request. A 2-week clarification window follows for any follow-up questions.
- Costed, prioritised recommendations
- Clarification window after delivery
- Participant-led implementation
0606Recommendations Provided
Day 7 + 2-week clarification windowThe final report — costed recommendations, support hours and prioritised next steps — is delivered to the participant, with copies to the Support Coordinator and Plan Manager on request. A 2-week clarification window follows for any follow-up questions.
- Costed, prioritised recommendations
- Clarification window after delivery
- Participant-led implementation
Clear communication
One named contact per referral. Status updates at every milestone — never chasing.
Predictable turnaround
5 business days from final interview to delivered report. We hit the date, every time.
Participant-centred
Trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming, recovery-oriented practice as the baseline.
Australia-wide telehealth
Secure video access for every postcode — regional, rural and remote included.
For Coordinators & Referrers
Ready to refer? It takes under two minutes.
Submit a secure referral and our intake team will acknowledge within one business day. No commitment until you and the participant are happy with the plan.
Testimonials & Referral Feedback
Trusted by participants, families & Support Coordinators Australia-wide.
Anonymised feedback from across our national service base — psychosocial, autism, SIL, SDA, telehealth and neurological assessments delivered with clinical defensibility and warmth.
5.0
Average rating across feedback
100%
Reports peer-reviewed before issue
AHPRA
Registered Occupational Therapists
Independent
Of any SIL / SDA provider
FN
Family / Nominee
North Shore, Sydney
"Ryan and the team understood my son's autism in a way no previous assessor has. They captured the masking, the burnout cycles, the sensory side — things we have been trying to explain to NDIA for years. The funding outcome reflected that."
NP
NDIS Participant
Pilbara region, WA
"We are based in a remote postcode and have struggled to access specialist assessors for years. The whole process was done by video — the clinician was warm, well prepared, and the report was as detailed as any in-person assessment I have ever seen."
AH
Allied Health
Brisbane, QLD
"I needed an SDA assessment urgently to support a hospital discharge. The team turned it around in five business days, coordinated with the hospital social work team, and the application was approved without needing additional evidence."
Testimonials are anonymised composites drawn from feedback across our national service base. No identifying participant information is shared without explicit consent.
Submit a Referral
Refer in under two minutes.
Give us the basics — we'll do the heavy lifting from there. Our intake team will contact the participant (or their nominee) directly with your consent.
Confidential — only seen by our clinical team
Acknowledged within one business day
No obligation — discuss before we engage
Prefer to talk it through first?
Speak with our team about the participant before submitting the referral.