Mandatory NDIS registration: who has applied, and how to check

The short answer: for SIL and NDIS digital platforms, "not on the NDIS provider register" no longer tells the whole story. The NDIS Commission now publishes a second list, register Part 3, of organisations that applied for registration, with the date they applied and how far the application has got. From today, TrueBlue Scout's list check and My providers read that list too, and show what it says next to the register.

Two lists, not one

Think of a waiting room. The register is the list of people who have been seen. Part 3 is the list of people in the waiting room, with the time they arrived and whether they've been called in.

Until this month, most checks looked only at the first list. That worked while registration was optional for most supports. It stopped being enough on 1 October 2026, when the amendment rules made registration compulsory for SIL providers and NDIS digital platforms. Providers in those groups that weren't registered had to apply by that date.

What register Part 3 shows

The Commission publishes two small files on its *Find a registered provider* page, one for SIL and one for NDIS digital platforms. For each organisation they list:

• its ABN (no business name or address)
• the date it applied
• the progress of the application, in the Commission's words: ongoing, approved or refused
• the registration group and its status, including when a group was removed

On 22 October 2026 the SIL list had 539 applications and the platform list had 4.

Why it matters if you check providers

A plan manager or support coordinator checking a SIL provider's ABN could see "not on the NDIS provider register" and stop there. For 485 of the ABNs on today's Part 3 list, that is exactly what a check of the register alone would have shown, because they had never appeared on the register file. The application list fills that gap with a dated fact.

It is still only a fact about an application. An application is not a registration, and the list doesn't say whether a provider suits a participant. Read it alongside the register and any compliance actions.

What TrueBlue Scout changed

• → List checks show applications. If an ABN is on register Part 3, the result adds one line, for example: "Applied to the NDIS Commission to register for Supported Independent Living (SIL) on 30 September 2026. Application progress: Ongoing. Source: NDIS Commission register Part 3, as of 22 October 2026." The same line appears in My providers and in the CSV download.
• → The list is read every day, with history, so a change of progress (ongoing to approved, say) is kept.
• → We watch the sources themselves. Every morning we check the Commission's register pages and files. If a data file appears or disappears, a column changes or a download stops working, we know that day, before it reaches your results. That's how we found Part 3.
• → Paste anything. The list check now picks out every 11-digit ABN from whatever you paste (an email, a spreadsheet, notes) and keeps the name you wrote next to each one, so you can match results to your own list.

A short checklist for SIL and platform providers on your list

1. Check the ABN. Check a list shows the register entry, any Part 3 application and any compliance actions in one place.
2. Read the progress word. Ongoing, approved or refused, with the date it last changed.
3. Keep the dated record. The CSV download, or the Check log in My providers, shows what the official records said on the day you checked.
4. Look again later. Applications move. My providers keeps your list up to date from each day's official data, with a Monday email of what changed and a same-day email for serious changes.

Questions people ask

Is a provider on register Part 3 registered?

No. Part 3 lists applications. When an application is approved, the provider should appear on the register itself; until then, the application line shows the date and progress the Commission published.

Why doesn't Part 3 show the business name?

The Commission's files list ABNs only. TrueBlue Scout shows the name from the register when the ABN is there, or the name you typed next to the ABN when you pasted your list.

Why is the register date older than the Part 3 date?

The Commission's bulk register download has returned errors since 20 October 2026, so register details in TrueBlue Scout are as of 11 October 2026 until it works again. Part 3 and compliance actions are current. Every result shows the date of each source.

Does this change anything for self-managed participants?

The rules here are about SIL and NDIS digital platforms. For other supports, the existing rules on registered and unregistered providers still apply. Check the NDIS Commission's guidance for your situation.

When the rules move, the lists move with them. We'll keep watching the sources so your checks keep up.