SIL mandatory registration

SIL registration is mandatory. The audit samples your records.

$299 a month ex GST Whole team Records kept audit-ready

Free, five minutes.

What do the dates require?

1 July 2026 — done

SIL became a mandatory-registration class

Module 5A of the Practice Standards, the SIL module, took effect the same day.¹ Providers already registered keep operating while the NDIS Commission decides on varying each registration. The SIL module applies to them in the meantime.²

Now — before 1 October

Where a SIL provider stands now

Providers delivering SIL before 1 July 2026 can lodge now and keep operating while the NDIS Commission decides. Providers who started later need registration before delivering any SIL.³

1 October 2026

The lodging window closes

This window is for providers delivering SIL before 1 July 2026: lodge before 1 October and keep operating while the application is decided.² Providers that started later have no window and need registration before they deliver.²

After lodging

The certification audit, then the obligations

A certification audit assesses the Practice Standards, including Module 5A.¹ A mid-term audit and renewal follow. Incident and complaint notifications run the whole time.³

What does the audit sample?¹

Current worker screening for every risk-assessed role
Incident register, with reportables notified inside the NDIS Commission's windows
Complaints register
Conflicts of interest, each with a management plan
Restrictive practices logged against behaviour support authorisations
Current participant consent records
Evidence produced on request
Self-assessment against each standard, including Module 5A

Longstead holds the four registers, worker and participant records. Policies, procedures and behaviour support plans stay where they are today.

A worker's First Aid credential in Longstead: Verified and Current badges, the expiry date, the verification method and date, and an evidence file with its SHA-256 hash and the note that evidence can't be changed once uploaded. — A verified credential with its SHA-256 hash, unchangeable after upload.

What else gets asked?

Does this apply to me?

Yes, if you deliver Supported Independent Living. Already registered? Your registration varies when the NDIS Commission decides, and the SIL module applies in the meantime.²

What happens if I do nothing before 1 October?

You can't lawfully keep delivering SIL after 1 October unless you lodged first, and the window only covers providers delivering SIL before 1 July 2026.² If you started after 1 July, delivering without registration already isn't lawful.²

Can I do this without a consultant?

You can. Consultants set up or review a system; the audit samples the records kept every day. Longstead makes those records defensible.

When was this last checked?

Regulatory statements on this page were checked at source on 7 August 2026. Every one cites the instrument in force, listed below.

Sources

NDIS (Provider Registration and Practice Standards) Rules 2018 Compilation in force — the Practice Standards a certification audit assesses against.
NDIS (Provider Registration and Practice Standards) Amendment Rules 2026 The instrument making SIL registration mandatory, and the dates it sets.
NDIS Commission — Practice Standards: SIL module The Commission's own guidance on the module a SIL audit adds.

The next morning

Check your readiness

Lodging is step one. The audit samples records kept every day, and the obligations carry on afterwards.

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