01
Tell the CEO within 7 days
An insurer that receives a section 109(2) notice must write to the CEO within 7 days of becoming liable to indemnify, or of receiving the notice if later. 60 penalty units.
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The NDIS amendment, duty by duty, before the date.
What the Securing the NDIS for Future Generations Act changes, which duties reach an insurer or a provider, and what evidence an auditor will ask for. Written from the Act, with the section on every line.
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Which duties reach you, and from when?
Three questions, answered from the record on this page. No email, no account, no model at runtime. The result is a reading of the Act, not legal advice.
The timetable
What is live now, and what is still coming
The Act commenced in stages. These are the dates still ahead, read from the commencement table in section 2. The full table, including what is already in force, is on Dates.
| Date | Provisions | What starts |
|---|---|---|
| Schedule 2, Part 8 | Inducements prohibited | |
| Schedule 2, Part 5 | Claim window falls from two years to 90 days | |
| Schedule 1, Parts 5 and 6 | Key date: automatic plan renewal and the new reasonable and necessary test | |
| Schedule 3, Part 5 | Debt notice before recovery | |
| Schedule 3, Part 4 | Whistleblower protections widen | |
| Schedule 1, Parts 8 and 9 | Permanence requires appropriate treatment, and compensation impairments are excluded | |
| Schedule 2, Part 6 | Plan management deed, conflict rule and public register (Proclamation) |
Who it reaches
Two duties land on an insurer directly
02
Do not pay while the notice stands
Paying an indemnity while a section 109(2) or 111(2) notice is in force is a contravention unless the notice is revoked, the Agency is paid, or the CEO permits the payment.
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Other schemes come first
From 1 January 2028 an impairment caused by a motor accident or a work injury is excluded from access where a compensation law provides. The section binds the CEO, not the insurer, and it changes the recovery argument.
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Every provision that places a duty
One page per provision or schedule item, in commencement order. Each page states who it binds, from when, what evidence is asked for, and what the text does not say.
- 20 August 2026 The statutory reviewThe Minister must cause an independent review of the amendments, run alongside the review of the 2024 amendments, covering access, outcomes, review rights, provider market viability, thin markets and foundational supports, and table the report within 15 sitting days. section 4, Review of amendments
- 27 August 2026 Access requests get 90 daysFrom 27 August 2026 the CEO has 90 days rather than 21 to decide an access request, which lengthens the period before a new participant's plan exists. section 20(2)(a), amended by item 14
- 27 August 2026 Agency information stays protectedFrom 27 August 2026 a person who holds Agency or Commission information because of their role is not required to produce it to a court or tribunal, except for the purposes of the Act, the crime commission, the anti corruption commission or a royal commission. section 67G, substituted by item 102
- 27 August 2026 Automated administrative actionFrom 27 August 2026 the CEO may authorise a computer program to take administrative action, including a decision that involves discretion or judgement, provided a standard operating procedure instrument is made and the person is told the decision was made by a program. sections 59B to 59E, inserted by item 11
- 27 August 2026 Civil penalties and the CEO's powersFrom 27 August 2026 the CEO has its own monitoring, investigation and civil penalty powers over provider conduct that relates to the Agency's functions, separate from the Commissioner's powers. Part 3C of Chapter 4 and the new civil penalty provisions, inserted by item 33
- 27 August 2026 Do not pay while the notice standsAn insurer that pays on an indemnity after being given an Agency notice contravenes a civil penalty provision, unless the notice is revoked, the amount has been paid to the Agency, or the CEO has given written permission. subsections 114(5) and 114(7), inserted by item 57
- 27 August 2026 Fraud offences and serious contraventionsFrom 27 August 2026 a false statement to the Agency or the Commission, a payment obtained without entitlement, a payment obtained by deception and the concealment or falsification of a required record are each offences, with higher penalties where an NDIS provider commits a serious contravention. Division 4 of Part 1 of Chapter 4, substituted by item 106
- 27 August 2026 Functional capacity definedFrom 27 August 2026 an assessment of what a person can do must strip out the effect of their surroundings and their personal circumstances, and count only the help that is commonly used and would ordinarily be used. section 9B, inserted by item 4
- 27 August 2026 Information notices and inspectionFrom 27 August 2026 an Agency information notice can require a person to appear and answer questions at least 14 days later, must warn about the civil penalty for non compliance, and sits inside a monitoring and investigation power that can enter premises. sections 53, 54, 73ZSA and 73ZSB, amended by items 11, 12, 33, 76 to 81
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The rules this is built from
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Questions people ask
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Is this legal advice?
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Why is 1 February 2027 the key date?
It is when Schedule 1 Parts 5 and 6 commence: automatic renewal of old framework plans, and the rewritten reasonable and necessary supports test. Parts of the Act are already in force.
Does an insurer become an NDIS provider?
Only if it falls inside section 10C. The answer depends on what it receives and what the rules prescribe, and the site says so rather than asserting one.
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