Australia NDIS Provider Registration Rules 2018
21 requirements in 4 domains, each linked to its own page. What an applicant and a registered provider must do to hold registration: eligibility, the conditions of registration, what is mandatory, and the duties in the Act.
As data: /api/standards/ndisreg.json returns just this framework. Source clause for every requirement: the Australia NDIS Provider Registration Rules 2018 clause shown on each page.
Becoming registered (Rules Part 3, Act ss 73C to 73E) 4
- s11Hold an ABN
- s20-2220 and 22 Be audited against the applicable modules by the prescribed method and keep complying
- s73C-73D73C and 73D Apply in the approved form and give no false or misleading information
- s9-109 and 10 Provider and key personnel suitability maintained
Conditions of registration (Rules Part 4, Act ss 73F to 73J) 8
- s13Notify changes to contact details and to scale
- s13ANotify significant events, including a change of ownership before it happens
- s13BMid-term certification audit within 18 months
- s13BAChange of ownership audit within 3 months (from 1 July 2026)
- s13CProvide only the high intensity supports listed on the certificate
- s13D-2to (4) Digital platforms: only screened people may offer supports (from 1 January 2027)
- s13D-5and (6) Digital platforms: check and display banning orders, credentials and clearance status (from 1 January 2027)
- s73F-73J73F, 73G, 73H and 73J Comply with every condition of registration
When registration is mandatory (Rules Part 2, Act s 73B) 3
- s7-4and (5) and s 32 Assistance with supported independent living must be registered (from 1 July 2026)
- s7-6Rules s 5A, s 7(6) and s 32(4) NDIS digital platform services must be registered (from 1 July 2026)
- s73B-7and Rules s 7 Do not provide, or hold out as able to provide, a support that requires registration unless registered
Registered provider duties in the NDIS Act (ss 73K to 73ZNA) 6
- s73KApply for renewal within 6 months before registration expires
- s73Q-73R73Q and 73R and s 45B Keep prescribed records, including after registration ends
- s73WImplement and maintain a complaints management and resolution system
- s73Y-73Z73Y and 73Z Incident management system and reportable incident notification
- s73ZBA-73ZC73ZBA and 73ZC Protect disclosers: keep identity confidential and prohibit victimisation
- s73ZNAand s 73U(5A) Comply with banning orders and do not use banned people