Issue #2 · 6 September 2026.
The Commission has written to 285,000 unregistered providers.
What the Code of Conduct letter means for you, and the new Act with offences for false records and inducements.
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Issue #1 · 16 August 2026.
SIL applications before 1 October 2026.
What qualifying existing providers should do before the application deadline and how to check whether the transition applies.
Read issue #1 →Regulatory Radar | Issue #2 | 6 September 2026.
The Commission has written to 285,000 unregistered providers.
What changed
The Commission wrote to more than 285,000 unregistered providers. On 4 September 2026 the Commission published that it had sent an educational letter to every unregistered business it had identified through NDIS plan payments. That includes sole traders.
The letter reminds them that the NDIS Code of Conduct applies to anyone who claims funds from an NDIS plan. It applies whether or not you register. The Commission can issue fines and bans, or pursue civil penalties. The Associate Commissioner said oversight of unregistered providers is a priority.
Parliament passed the NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Act 2026. The Commission reported on 28 August 2026 that the Bill passed on 19 August and has received Royal Assent.
The Commission highlights new offences for giving false or misleading information, for destroying records to defraud the NDIS, and for kickbacks and inducements, along with stronger whistleblower protections.
It says it will work with the NDIA and the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing on provider definition changes, new fraud offences and plan management reforms. The Act itself sets the commencement dates, and the Commission’s article does not state them.
Earlier transition context. Issue #1 covers the application deadline before 1 October 2026 for qualifying existing unregistered SIL providers. The sources there remain the reference point.
Who’s affected
- Unregistered providers and sole traders who claim from NDIS plans. The Code of Conduct already applies to you. The letter is educational, but it states an enforcement priority in plain terms.
- Every NDIS provider, registered or not. The new Act’s offences concern records, false or misleading information, and kickbacks or inducements. Check how they affect your record keeping and your business arrangements.
- Plan management providers. Reforms are flagged, but the detail sits in the Act and in later implementation. Watch for Commission and NDIA guidance rather than acting on the headline.
- Existing unregistered SIL providers. Nothing since the last issue changes the application deadline before 1 October 2026. Keep that date in your work plan.
Do this now
These checks are practical suggestions, not statutory controls.
- Owner or director. If you received the Commission’s letter, keep it on file with the date. Read the Code of Conduct page it points to. Check that every worker’s induction record shows Code training.
- Records owner. Confirm that participant, incident, complaint and claim records are accurate and are never altered after the fact. The new Act makes destroying records to defraud the NDIS an offence. If your system allows silent edits, turn on an audit trail.
- Owner or director. Review any referral fees, gifts, discounts or other benefits you offer or receive against the Code and the new inducement offences. Keep a conflicts and gifts register with dates and decisions.
- Existing unregistered SIL providers. The application deadline is before 1 October 2026, which means on or before 30 September. Use the free Registration Readiness Scorecard if a six area overview would help you decide.
Deadline watch
| Date | Applies to | What to check | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1 October 2026. | Qualifying existing unregistered SIL providers in the stated transition. | The application deadline is before 1 October 2026, which means on or before 30 September. It rests on your own facts. | Rules |
Applying this update to your service
This issue does not decide whether you must register or which pathway applies. Apply the Rules and Commission guidance to your own facts.
Regulatory Radar | Issue #1 | 16 August 2026.
SIL applications before 1 October 2026.
What changed
Did you deliver SIL before 1 July 2026, and are you still unregistered? Your application must be lodged on or before 30 September 2026. You can keep delivering SIL while it is assessed. You must stop if it is refused.
New entrants need registration from 1 July 2026. This deadline is for that transition. It is not an audit date, an approval date or a universal registration date.
The current SIL pathway uses certification, group 0138. If you operate an NDIS digital platform, use the platform registration guide. Its transition is separate from this one.
Sources checked 8 September 2026: NDIS (Provider Registration and Practice Standards) Rules 2018, current C06; NDIS Commission, SIL-4 pathway; NDIS Commission, Digital-2 pathway.
Who’s affected
- Existing unregistered SIL providers. Check the application date, the transition action and the evidence you have now.
- New providers seeking to deliver SIL or operate as an NDIS digital platform. Registration is part of the starting scope. Confirm the pathway from your own facts.
- Existing unregistered platform providers. Read the platform registration guide for the transition that applies to existing digital platforms.
- Other NDIS providers. Do not assume this applies just because you work in disability support. Confirm whether your supports, your entity and the way you operate match the stated scope.
Do this now
These checks are practical suggestions, not statutory controls.
- Owner or director. Write down your legal or trading name, supports, sites, workers, SIL and platform role, and your current registration status. Keep the dated source and any Commission correspondence.
- Operations or compliance. Locate the policy index, the register structure, the worker screening index and the evidence folder map. Mark what is current, partial, Not available or Unsure.
- Decision maker. Record the application deadline as on or before 30 September 2026, but only where the existing unregistered SIL transition applies. Do not infer an audit or approval date from it.
- Provider owner. Use the free Registration Readiness Scorecard if a six area overview would help you decide what to do next.
Deadline watch
| Date | Applies to | What to check | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1 October 2026. | Qualifying existing unregistered SIL providers in the stated transition. | The application deadline is before 1 October 2026, which means on or before 30 September. It rests on your own facts. | Rules |
Applying this update to your service
This issue does not decide whether the transition applies to you. The Commission or the auditor makes that decision.
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