02/10/2026
📢 Mandatory Registration & Compliance Rules Effective 1 October 📢
Under the new legislation Supported Independent Living (SIL) providers must be a registered provider with the NDIS quality and safeguard commission.
🚨 Mandatory Registration Deadline was the 1st of October 2026 🚨
Application Lodgement Cutoff:
SIL providers who were operating before 1 July must have submitted a valid registration application under Class of Support 0138 (Assistance with Supported Independent Living) by 1 October.
Allowed Operations:
Providers who submitted their application by 1 October can continue delivering SIL supports while their application is actively assessed by the NDIS Commission.
Non-Compliant Providers:
Providers delivering SIL supports who did not apply by 1 October are not compliant and must stop delivering SIL supports and assist participants with transitioning safely.
NDIS Definitions:
Who is Classed as a SIL Provider?
A provider is classed as delivering Supported Independent Living (SIL) if:
• The participant requires constant or immediately available person-to-person support at all times during a 24-hour period (including overnight), or daily support for at least 8 hours.
• Supports are delivered as a package to supervise or assist with day-to-day living tasks in the home to build skills and independence.
• The provider coordinates and manages the support package, including planning, directing, and scheduling support workers.
🚫 Who is NOT Impacted by Mandatory SIL Registration?
Official guidance confirms that mandatory SIL registration does NOT apply to:
• Self-Directed Arrangements: Participants who choose, direct, plan, and roster their own independent support workers directly.
• Low-Hour Support: Arrangements where a participant only receives a few hours of drop-in support per day or week.
• Individualised Living Options (ILO): ILO supports fall under Registration Group 0115 and are out of scope for these SIL registration changes.
• Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA): SDA refers to physical building/housing funding and is distinct from SIL support worker funding.
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🔗 Official Government Sources & Resources:
• NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission – Mandatory Registration Guidelines:
https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/about-us/ndis-commission-reform-hub/mandatory-registration/mandatory-registration-SIL
• NDIS Government Portal – Mandatory SIL Registration Guidance:
https://www.ndis.gov.au/news/11561-mandatory-registration-supported-independent-living-sil-and-ndis-digital-platform-providers
• NDIS Official Overview of Supported Independent Living (SIL):
https://www.ndis.gov.au/participants/home-and-living/types-home-and-living-supports/what-supported-independent-living-sil
Supported independent living (SIL) is a type of NDIS support to help you live as independently as possible. It is not SIL if you only need a few hours of support a day or week, or if you choose and manage your own support workers through directing, planning and rostering your own supports.
