NDIS software for South Australia providers
South Australian providers combine national NDIS rules with SA's own: the NDIS worker check through the DHS Screening Unit, a legislated restrictive practices authorisation scheme led by the Senior Authorising Officer, and part-day public holidays that roster software has to get right.
What's different about running NDIS supports in South Australia
Worker screening: the Department of Human Services Screening Unit
In SA the clearance is called an NDIS worker check. Workers apply online and are assessed by the DHS Screening Unit, which also runs SA's Working with Children Checks.
The clearance is national and lasts five years. Registered providers must confirm it in the NDIS Worker Screening Database before a worker starts a risk-assessed role, and keep records of it.
NDIS worker checks — SA GovernmentPricing: national limits, remote loadings
There are no state-specific NDIS prices. National price limits apply in metropolitan and regional areas (Modified Monash Model MM 1–5). Supports delivered in MM 6 (remote) or MM 7 (very remote) areas use the higher remote and very remote limits. Use where the support is delivered, not the participant's home address.
No towns in South Australia are on the 2026–27pricing schedule's isolated towns list, so the Modified Monash Model category alone decides which limit applies. Look up an address's category in the Health Workforce Locator.
Search the NDIS price guide 2026–27Public holidays and SCHADS penalties
Work on a public holiday attracts SCHADS Award public holiday rates, and many NDIS supports have a public holiday price limit. Which days count depends on the holidays declared in South Australia:
- Adelaide Cup Day is the second Monday in March, and Labour Day is the first Monday in October.
- Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve are part-day public holidays from 7pm to midnight.
- 26 December is Proclamation Day in SA.
Dates change each year — check the official list before you roster.
Restrictive practices authorisation
The NDIS Commission regulates behaviour support, but each state and territory decides how regulated restrictive practices are authorised. SA has a legislated scheme under Part 6A of the Disability Inclusion Act 2018. Authorised Program Officers in provider organisations can authorise less intrusive practices; more intrusive practices need authorisation from the Senior Authorising Officer, who leads the state's Restrictive Practices Unit.
One system for South Australia providers
Rostering with local public holidays
Set public holidays for South Australia — and for individual sites, for local show days — so shifts on those days carry the right SCHADS penalty rates and NDIS public holiday prices.
RosteringWorker screening and credential tracking
Track every worker's NDIS Worker Screening clearance, first aid, licences and other credentials, with alerts before they expire and a warning on the roster if one has lapsed.
Recruitment & onboardingIncidents and Commission deadlines
Workers report incidents from the app. Reportable incidents are flagged and the 24-hour and 5-business-day NDIS Commission deadlines are tracked in one queue.
Incident managementRestrictive practices register
Keep each regulated restrictive practice next to its behaviour support plan, with every use logged — ready for the authorisation process in South Australia.
Restrictive practicesNDIS billing from the shift
Billing lines sit on the shift with the support item and price from your price guide. Create NDIA bulk claim files and invoice plan managers and self-managed participants.
NDIS billingTimesheets and SCHADS pay rules
Weekend and public holiday penalties, evening and night loadings, overtime, sleepovers and broken shifts are set up as pay rules you can open and check.
Timesheets & payrollQuestions
Where do workers in South Australia apply for an NDIS Worker Screening Check?
Are NDIS prices different in South Australia?
Do South Australia public holidays change SCHADS pay and NDIS prices?
Does Suppora work for providers in South Australia?
References
Sources checked 7 October 2026.
- NDIS worker checks — SA Government — South Australia
- Worker screening — NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
- Restrictive practices — SA Government — South Australia
- Pricing arrangements — National Disability Insurance Agency
- Modified Monash Model — Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
- Public holidays — Fair Work Ombudsman
Other states and territories
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