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Following Minister Mark Butler’s recent National Press Club address, significant NDIS reforms and regulatory changes continue to shape the sector. In this month’s EFQC Update, we unpack key developments, safeguarding responsibilities, and practical compliance insights for providers navigating what’s ahead.

This month’s EFQC Update unpacks key NDIS changes, with a focus on emergency preparedness, safeguarding reforms, and what providers should be doing now.

In March, we’ve been out and about connecting across the sector while also exploring several important developments affecting NDIS providers.

In this edition, we unpack key sector and regulatory updates including mandatory registration for SIL and platform providers, rising cyber vigilance expectations, improvements to service agreements, and a recent Federal Court penalty sending a clear warning to providers.

We’re back for 2026 — and this edition shares our priorities for the year ahead, key sector updates, and practical NDIS registration insights.

This edition covers Sharon’s conference highlights, important industry updates, and our expert advice on what providers should prioritise for end-of-year compliance.

In this issue, we share November highlights, important NDIS updates, and insights from resilience expert Stacey Copas in our Ask the Experts segment.

This edition highlights key NDIS updates — from the new Code of Conduct video to Practice Standards reform and upcoming assessment tools — plus expert tips from Nerin Chappell on managing admin as your business grows.

This edition features our team’s insights from the integral NDIS State of the Nation Summit, plus key updates on compliance and sector reforms — including new guidance on generic policies, the pricing framework for Art and Music Therapy, the Thriving Kids program, worker screening renewals, and an expert interview on training vs competence.

We cover the ACCC’s crackdown on misleading NDIS advertising and what providers need to know about compliance, key reminders for mid-term audits, and the Commission’s new guidance on behaviour support assessments. We also highlight the new Quality Support for Children Easy Read booklet. Plus, in Ask the Experts, Sharon Floyd discusses why internal audits are the cornerstone of quality and compliance.