When someone builds a specialist disability accommodation property, we need to enrol it before it can be used as specialist disability accommodation.
How do providers apply to enrol dwellings?
Providers must apply to enrol dwellings online through the my NDIS provider portal . The specialist disability accommodation Design Standard is mandatory for all new specialist disability accommodation dwellings.
Before we can enrol specialist disability accommodation, providers must give us certain information.
For newly built specialist disability accommodation, providers must also give us a Design Standard certificate of compliance. This must be signed by an accredited specialist disability accommodation assessor who is not an employee, associate or otherwise contracted by the provider. Providers will also need to give us any other document it’s reasonable for us to ask for.
Learn more about enrolling a dwelling .
When can a provider get Design Standard certification for the dwelling?
The specialist disability accommodation Design Standard is mandatory for all new specialist disability accommodation dwellings.
Accredited specialist disability accommodation assessors can certify that the dwelling meets the criteria of the Design Standard. The certification gives more confidence to providers that their dwelling meets the minimum design requirements in the Design Standard. It allows us to process dwelling enrolment applications faster. It also means it’s less likely we’ll need to ask for more information before we process an application.
All specialist disability accommodation dwellings must be certified at the final-as-built stage.
Dwellings may also be certified at the design stage.
Design Standard certification doesn’t mean the dwelling will be enrolled as specialist disability accommodation. There are a number of requirements a provider and the dwelling must meet before we will decide to enrol a dwelling.
Learn more about the specialist disability accommodation Design Standard .