Provider and key personnel suitability maintained
NDIS Provider Registration Rules Rules ss 9 and 10, 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.
NDIS Rules ss 9 and 10
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
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)
6 October 2026, Federal Register: latest version on 6 October 2026
Registered NDIS providers, every profession. Unregistered providers are not bound by these Rules.
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.
The Commissioner registers only an applicant who is suitable, and whose key personnel are suitable, having regard to prior registration, any banning order, convictions for indictable offences (subject to the spent convictions scheme), insolvency or Chapter 5 administration, adverse findings or enforcement action by government regulators (including disability, aged care and child regulators, ASIC, ACNC, ACCC, APRA, the Australian Crime Commission, AUSTRAC and WHS regulators), findings or pending proceedings about fraud, misrepresentation or dishonesty, and disqualification from managing corporations. Suitability must continue: loss of it is a ground to suspend or revoke (ss 73N(1)(d) and (e), 73P(1)(d) and (e)). The provider therefore screens its key personnel against these matters before appointment and keeps the declarations current.
- Key personnel register with suitability declarations covering each s 10(2) matter
- Checks of the NDIS banning order register, ASIC banned and disqualified register and insolvency index for each key person
- Board procedure for assessing suitability before a new key personnel appointment
- New directors appointed without suitability checks
- Declarations collected once at initial registration and never refreshed
| Ref | Held (yes, partly, no, not applicable) | Where it is kept | Owner | Last reviewed | Next review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rules ss 9 and 10 |
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
- Rules s 11Hold an ABN
- Rules s 13Notify changes to contact details and to scale
- Rules s 13ANotify significant events, including a change of ownership before it happens
- Rules s 13BMid-term certification audit within 18 months
- Rules s 13BAChange of ownership audit within 3 months (from 1 July 2026)
- Rules ss 20 and 22Be audited against the applicable modules by the prescribed method and keep complying
- Act s 73B and Rules s 7Do not provide, or hold out as able to provide, a support that requires registration unless registered
- Act ss 73C and 73DApply in the Commissioner's form and give no false or misleading information
- Every page of this instrument
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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