Co-managed NDIS registration support
Blue Safe can help structure the application, prepare organisation-specific material and organise audit evidence. Your organisation remains responsible for the application, the independent auditor conducts the audit, and the NDIS Commission makes the registration decision.
What co-managed means
In simple terms, we ask the right questions and prepare tailored drafts. You control any portal access, check the facts and approve what is submitted.
This keeps your organisation substantially involved and ensures the application reflects how your company will actually operate.
“Co-managed” is Blue Safe’s service description. It is not an NDIS Commission registration category and is unrelated to how a participant’s NDIS plan is managed.
We ask about your business, review your information and help draft answers that match how your company actually works. We do not reuse generic answers.
If you want us to help in the NDIS portal, your Principal authority gives a named Blue Safe consultant access through RAM. You keep your login details and can remove our access at any time.
You review the answers, confirm the facts and decide what is submitted. Sensitive information stays under your control, and the application remains your organisation’s responsibility.
An approved quality auditor conducts the independent audit. The NDIS Commission assesses the application and makes the registration decision.
A controlled preparation workflow
The sequence below follows the current NDIS Commission process. Timing varies with provider scope, readiness, audit requirements and external availability, so the old fixed four-week promise has not been restored.
RAM explained
RAM is the Australian Government service used to authorise a person to act online for a business when linked with their own Digital ID, such as myID.
The provider’s Principal authority links the business and controls any authorisation. A named consultant uses their own myID; the provider does not share passwords, verification codes or its Principal authority access. RAM authorisations can be reviewed, changed or removed by the business.
How the Australian Government says to create an authorisationCheck the ABN, proposed services, registration groups, key personnel and screening readiness. Map the likely standards and audit pathway; the official Initial scope of audit is issued only after submission.
Each person uses their own myID. The Principal authority links the business in RAM and, if agreed, grants a named consultant appropriate NDIS Commission access without sharing credentials.
Use structured interviews and evidence review to work through relevant application and self-assessment questions. Blue Safe prepares company-specific drafts; the provider supplies the facts, decisions and practical detail. Generic copied answers are not used.
The provider checks registration groups, service-delivery details, key-personnel suitability answers, evidence and every draft response before approving submission. A started application must currently be completed within 60 days.
After submission, use the Initial scope of audit to obtain quotes and engage an Approved Quality Auditor. The provider answers audit questions and addresses any identified non-conformities.
The auditor submits its recommendation. The NDIS Commission assesses the applicant and key personnel, may request more information, and decides whether to approve or refuse registration.
Deliverables by pathway
The examples below are a starting guide, not a substitute for confirming the modules and registration groups relevant to your application.
Verification pathway
Certification pathway
From 1 July 2026, supported independent living and NDIS digital platform services require registration under new registration groups 0138 and 0137. SIL providers also have specific Practice Standards. SDA, high-intensity supports and other specialist services continue to require scope-specific modules and evidence.
After the application
The Blue Safe portal is designed for provider compliance records rather than participant clinical records. Your organisation remains responsible for data entry and privacy obligations.
Compare NDIS workspace optionsKeep the current policy version visible and record staff acknowledgement.
Track screening, credentials, training and expiry dates.
Record incidents, complaints, risks, audits and corrective actions.
See open work, owners, trends and follow-up evidence in one place.
Return to the NDIS overview to compare provider options, or email the team with your proposed services.