New NDIS Registration Rules: Have Your Say On Your Services

Safeguarding NDIS Supports: Your Chance to Shape New Provider Registration Rules

Major NDIS Changes Ahead: What You Need to Know

Significant changes are on the horizon for NDIS participants and providers, focusing on ensuring the quality and safety of essential personal supports. The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, the independent body responsible for overseeing quality and safety in the NDIS, is moving to make registration mandatory for providers delivering certain critical services.

These services include both ‘High Intensity Daily Personal Activities’ and ‘Assistance with Daily Personal Activities’. Essentially, this covers a wide range of hands-on care that supports daily living and complex health needs.

High Intensity Daily Personal Activities are complex supports, such as managing catheter care, tube feeding, or ventilator use, often requiring specialized training. Assistance with Daily Personal Activities refers to everyday personal care like showering, dressing, or help with using the toilet.

The goal of mandatory registration is to enhance safety and quality for NDIS participants, providing greater confidence and peace of mind in the services they receive, particularly for supports that are highly personal and often critical to their well-being.

The Timeline: When Changes Take Effect

These new mandatory registration requirements will begin to roll out from July 1, 2027. All providers offering these specific personal care supports will be expected to complete their registration by the end of 2030.

This means that any provider, whether they are currently registered or unregistered with the NDIS, who delivers these services will eventually need to meet the registration standards set by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. This phased approach aims to allow providers ample time to understand and meet the new requirements.

Your Voice Matters: Shaping How Changes Are Rolled Out

Consultation on Implementation, Not the Decision Itself

The federal government has already made the decision to expand mandatory registration. However, the current consultation is vital because it focuses on the practicalities: specifically, *how* these changes will be introduced and the exact definitions of the supports covered.

The First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) has been engaged by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission to gather community feedback on these crucial implementation details. Their survey is a key opportunity for your experiences and insights to directly inform the process.

A Focus on First Peoples with Disability

FPDN is particularly keen to understand the potential impacts of these changes on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability, their families, and communities. This includes examining how the new rules might affect access to culturally safe services, uphold choice and control for participants, and impact trusted worker relationships.

The survey also actively seeks feedback from Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs), which are Indigenous-led organisations providing vital services. Input from smaller, often community-based, providers is also critical to ensure the new rules support, rather than hinder, culturally appropriate and responsive care.

How to Have Your Say

If you’re an NDIS participant, family member, carer, or a provider delivering these essential personal supports, your input is incredibly valuable. The First Peoples Disability Network’s survey provides more detailed information on the proposed changes and the definitions of supports, helping you provide informed feedback.

The survey is available online, and the deadline to submit your responses is Tuesday, October 20. Given the importance of these changes for the NDIS community, it’s a short but critical window to contribute your perspective.

For any questions, or if you prefer another way to share your feedback, you can contact the First Peoples Disability Network directly via email at [email protected]. We encourage everyone impacted to share their insights and help shape a safer, more effective NDIS for all.