NDIS change of ownership: notify before it happens
From 1 July 2026 a change of ownership is notified by the earlier of becoming aware it will occur and any step that is a precondition to it (s 13A(3)), and a certification-assessed provider undergoes a certification audit starting within 3 months (s 13BA).
Rules s 13A(3)
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission- to
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
- by when
- before it happens: by the earlier of becoming aware the change in ownership will occur and a step that is a necessary precondition to it
- what it is
- a notice
- line key
- ndis13a3 for the Lodged column of a list
- raised by
- Change of ownership or governance
The provider notifies the Commissioner in the approved form of: an event that significantly affects its ability to comply with its conditions; a change that adversely affects access by people with disability to its registered supports; an adverse change in financial capacity; a significant change in organisation or governance; and events bearing on its own or its key personnel's suitability (the matters in ss 9(2)(c) to (h) and 10(2)(b) to (g)). Notice of a governance change arising from a change in ownership of the provider or of its business is due by the earlier of becoming aware it will occur and any step that is a precondition to effecting it (s 13A(3), from 1 July 2026); other notices by the earlier of awareness and occurrence.
Held text: NDIS Provider Registration Rules, Comp. No. 6, compilation in force from 1 Jul 2026; NDIS Act Part 3A, Comp. No. 27.
what an auditor asks to see Notification records for governance, financial and suitability events; Transaction timetable for any sale or restructure showing the Commission notice before the first precondition step; Board papers identifying events requiring notice
where it usually falls short Commission told of a sale only after completion; Key personnel charges or insolvency events not notified
Rules s 13BA
a quality auditor (a certification audit)- to
- a quality auditor (a certification audit)
- by when
- a certification audit starting within 3 months of the change, or later if the Commissioner allows
- what it is
- an audit, not a notice
- line key
- ndis13ba for the Lodged column of a list
- raised by
- Change of ownership or governance
Where a certification-assessed provider has a significant organisational or governance change resulting from a change in ownership of the provider or of a business it operates, and within the following three months it is not undergoing a mid-term audit and its registration does not end, it undergoes a certification audit starting within 3 months of the change (or later if the Commissioner allows) against the Core module Part 3 standards and any standards with prior corrective action plans; the auditor reports to the Commissioner within 28 days of completing it. Applies to changes of ownership on or after 1 July 2026.
Held text: NDIS Provider Registration Rules, Comp. No. 6, compilation in force from 1 Jul 2026; NDIS Act Part 3A, Comp. No. 27.
what an auditor asks to see Change of ownership audit engagement starting within 3 months of completion; Audit report and auditor's submission to the Commission within 28 days
where it usually falls short Acquirer assumes the vendor's audit cycle continues unchanged; Audit not scheduled after a share sale
The Commission's own page: Notify us of changes or events.
How the clock is counted: from the date (and, for 24 hours, the time) the provider became aware, as the clause says. Business days are days that are not a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday in the place concerned (the Acts Interpretation Act definition the Rules rely on): the checker applies the public holidays of the state or territory you give, from each government's own list, and says so on the line; local and part-day holidays are not modelled, and a date past the end of the list is marked indicative. A duty with no fixed period (as soon as practicable) shows its trigger date and never a due date. A period that has ended reads "the clause's period ended on" its date, with a place to record when it was lodged.
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