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Change of ownership rules and shorter notice timeframes

In short

Date
1 July 2026
Status
In law or official guidance
Who it affects
All registered providers. The audit applies to certification groups.

What changes

Providers must tell the Commission about an ownership change as soon as they know it will happen, or when a step needed for it happens, whichever is earlier. Providers in certification groups must start a certification audit within 3 months of an ownership change. This applies to ownership changes on or after 1 July 2026.1

All key dates

Sources

  1. NDIS (Provider Registration and Practice Standards) Rules 2018, as at 1 July 2026, legislation.gov.au

Last reviewed 3 October 2026. Rules change: check the sources before you act.

Based on content from the Federal Register of Legislation and the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission website, © Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 4.0. CareHelm summarised it in plain English. Check the linked sources for the official text. For the latest legislation go to legislation.gov.au.