What evidence does an auditor or the regulator ask for under NDIS Act s 73K?

Renewal application lodged within 6 months of expiry, with the portal submission date; Audit booked in time for the renewal assessment

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Requirement

Apply for renewal within 6 months before registration expires

NDIS Provider Registration Rules Act s 73K, stated plainly and cited to the edition held, with the evidence an auditor or the regulator asks for, the common gaps, and a free worksheet to fill in.

Clause

NDIS Act s 73K

Regulator

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

Edition held

NDIS (Provider Registration and Practice Standards) Rules 2018, Compilation No. 6 (F2026C00527), in force 1 July 2026, with NDIS Act 2013 Part 3A as in Compilation No. 27 (C2026C00401)

Checked current

6 October 2026, Federal Register: latest version on 6 October 2026

Who it applies to

Registered NDIS providers, every profession. Unregistered providers are not bound by these Rules.

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Under review, not in force

The plan management changes made by the latest amending Act start on proclamation and are not in force. The provisions this product cites are in force.

Act s 73KApply for renewal within 6 months before registration expiressource

Requirement, our statement of the clause

Registration continues past its expiry date only if the provider applies for registration under s 73C within the 6 months before the day it would cease; it then continues until the Commissioner decides the application. A provider that misses the window loses registration on the expiry date.

Evidence that typically shows this

Renewal application lodged within 6 months of expiry, with the portal submission date
Audit booked in time for the renewal assessment

Common gap to check

Renewal lodged after expiry
Renewal audit not completed so the application stalls

Worksheet: what your practice holds, and where

Ref	Held (yes, partly, no, not applicable)	Where it is kept	Owner	Last reviewed	Next review
Act s 73K

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Completing this worksheet records what your practice holds and where. It does not make a practice compliant or ready for audit, and it is not legal advice.

Related requirements

NDIS Provider Registration Rules

Act ss 73F, 73G, 73H and 73JComply with every condition of registration
Act ss 73Q and 73R and s 45BKeep prescribed records, including after registration ends
Act ss 73C and 73DApply in the Commissioner's form and give no false or misleading information
Act s 73WImplement and maintain a complaints management and resolution system
Act s 73B and Provider Registration Rules s 7Do not provide, or hold out as able to provide, a support that requires registration unless registered
Act ss 73Y and 73ZIncident management system and reportable incident notification
Provider Registration Rules ss 20 and 22Be audited against the applicable modules by the prescribed method and keep complying
Act ss 73ZBA and 73ZCProtect disclosers: keep identity confidential and prohibit victimisation
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The same topic in other instruments (registration)

National Law s 75Non-practising registrants do not practise
National Law ss 77 and 77AApplication for registration with identity proof, criminal history disclosure and consent
National Law ss 83 and 83AComply with conditions and undertakings on registration
National Law ss 107 to 109Renew registration on time with a truthful annual statement
Common registration standards CH-1 to CH-6Criminal history registration standard

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