Guides
NDIS provider guides
How to become an NDIS provider: registration step by step
Ten steps from checking whether you need to register to getting your certificate: eligibility, worker screening, the 60-day application window, choosing an approved quality auditor, the NDIS Commission's suitability checks and the conditions you keep meeting.
Registered vs unregistered NDIS providers: what's the difference?
Which participants and supports need a registered NDIS provider, what's changing from 2027, and the rules everyone must follow: the Code of Conduct, worker screening and price limits.
NDIS audits explained: verification, certification and mid-term audits
Which audit you'll need and why, the two stages of a certification audit, mid-term and other audits, how auditors rate conformity, when they report to the NDIS Commission, and how participants are involved.
NDIS Practice Standards explained: modules, outcomes and quality indicators
How the Core, supplementary and Verification modules fit together, what outcomes and quality indicators are, the rules that change which modules you're assessed against, and the new SIL Practice Standards.
NDIS policies and procedures: what the Practice Standards ask for
There's no official list of required NDIS policies. Here's what each module's quality indicators ask you to document, from the Verification module to the Core and supplementary modules, and what to watch if you buy templates.
Starting an NDIS business: structure, ABN, GST and a business plan outline
Sole trader or company, getting an ABN, the ATO's four conditions for GST-free NDIS supports, whether to register, and an NDIS-specific business plan outline.
NDIS sole trader guide: registered or unregistered, and what applies to you
Working alone under your own ABN: when you must register, worker screening, the rules that treat individuals differently (early childhood supports, cancellations, audits), insurance and subcontracting.
Insurance for NDIS providers: what the Practice Standards expect
The professional indemnity, public liability and accident insurance the NDIS Practice Standards' risk indicators expect, when you need workers compensation, cover for sole traders, and a published cost estimate.