SIL21 Jul, 2026
The 1 October 2026 SIL Registration Deadline: What It Means if You're Unregistered
The 1 October 2026 SIL deadline is to lodge a valid application, not to be registered. What that means, and what happens if you miss it.
Knowledge Hub
Practical compliance, registration and audit guidance for NDIS providers, written by experts.
Systems and Processes17 Jul, 2026
What Counts as a Regulated Restrictive Practice?
The five regulated restrictive practices under the NDIS, what each one is, and how to tell when an otherwise everyday support might be crossing the line.
Audit Preparation17 Jul, 2026
NDIS Module 2 vs Module 2A: Which One Applies to You
Under the NDIS Practice Standards, Module 2 is for practitioners who develop behaviour support plans, and Module 2A for those who implement them.
Audit Preparation11 Jul, 2026
Why No NDIS Consultant Can Guarantee Your Audit Success
An NDIS certification audit just isn’t a document review. Yes, reading your documents and ensuring they reflect the Standards is part of it, but the auditor also samples participants and workers directly, looks at your records, talks to your management and reviews how things are done every day. A consultant or company selling templated documents [...]
High Intensity4 Jul, 2026
Common Nonconformances in NDIS Module 1 Audits
Three gaps account for most of what I’ve seen come up in reviewing NDIS audit reports which included Module 1: training delivered by the wrong person, training that’s generic but not participant-specific, and no ongoing competency assessment for workers. For registered NDIS providers delivering high intensity supports, meeting the High Intensity Support Skills Descriptors is [...]
High Intensity3 Jul, 2026
What the NDIS High Intensity Skills Descriptors Require
The high intensity support skills descriptors are supplementary guidance from the NDIS Commission setting out the skills and knowledge a support worker needs to safely deliver each high intensity support. Each of the eight is built to the same structure: setting out its relationship to the Module 1 practice standard it supports, its relationship to [...]
High Intensity3 Jul, 2026
What Is Module 1: High Intensity Daily Personal Activities?
Registration group 0104, High Intensity Daily Personal Activities, is audited against Module 1 of the NDIS Practice Standards. Registered providers can only deliver the specific high intensity supports listed on their certificate of registration, not every support by default. What are the skills descriptors? The high intensity support skills descriptors are supplementary guidance from the [...]
Documentation26 Jun, 2026
What Documents Do You Need for Your NDIS Audit?
Every provider going through a certification audit is assessed against the Core Module of the NDIS Practice Standards. The following article outlines the document set it requires, including the policies and procedures, the forms and registers that sit under them, and the records that show they are being used. Treat this as a starting point, [...]
Documentation26 Jun, 2026
How to Get Your NDIS Policies and Procedures
After deciding to become a registered NDIS provider, one of the first things to start thinking about is your organisation’s documentation, including policies and procedures that will (a) meet the NDIS Practice Standards, and (b) reflect how you operate day-to-day. There are four main ways providers can do this: write them yourself, buy a template [...]
Sector Updates13 Jun, 2026
NDIS Mandatory Registration: Who Needs to Register
NDIS registration is currently mandatory if you deliver any of these supports: Registration is also required, regardless of what you deliver, if you want to work with participants whose funding is managed by the NDIA. From 1 July 2026, registration becomes mandatory (or you must be transitioning towards it) for Supported Independent Living (SIL) and [...]