NDIS providers compliance obligations in New South Wales: trading trust
Computed by the Rules Mate applicability engine for a trading trust with 6–19 employees, turnover $1M–$3M, in ndis providers, operating in New South Wales and selling to consumers and small businesses.
Short answer: 45 obligations
45 obligations apply (18 critical) across 26 regulators, plus 18 to check. Risk rating: high. Licensed or supervised regime: NDIS provider. These carry licence conditions, regulator audit and per-contravention civil penalties.
Trading trust or company: what changes
Compared with the same business run through a Pty Ltd company (6–19 employees) in New South Wales, 1 obligation applies that did not, and 9 drop away.
- No longer applies: Apply for a Director Identification Number (Director ID)
- No longer applies: Comply with directors' general law and statutory duties
- No longer applies: Prevent insolvent trading (s 588G)
- No longer applies: Pay company PAYG/GST/SG or face Director Penalty Notice (DPN)
- No longer applies: Lodge the ASIC annual company statement and review fee
- No longer applies: Determine large proprietary company status annually
- No longer applies: Pay ASIC fees + lodge prescribed forms
- No longer applies: Discharge of directors' duties — practical evidence
New South Wales law that applies
4 New South Wales obligations apply on these facts, and 1 more is worth checking:
| Obligation | Why it applies |
|---|---|
| PCBU primary duty of care (NSW WHS Act s 19) | Every business is a PCBU — the primary duty of care applies whether or not you employ anyone · NSW law |
| Notify SafeWork NSW of notifiable WHS incidents | Every PCBU must notify the regulator of notifiable incidents (death, serious injury, dangerous incident) · NSW law |
| Pay long service leave under the LSL Act 1955 (NSW) | You have employees (6–19) · NSW law |
| Comply with Workplace Surveillance Act 2005 (NSW) | You have employees (6–19) · NSW law |
| Pay NSW payroll tax when threshold met | Check: applies only if your annual Australian wages (grouped) exceed $1.2M |
Payroll tax in New South Wales (FY2026-27)
NSW: 5.45% on Australian wages above the $1.2 million tax-free threshold (FY2026-27). On these facts it may apply: 6–19 employees in NSW — enter annual payroll to confirm; it applies only if your annual Australian wages (grouped) exceed $1.2M.
- How the threshold works
- Flat tax-free threshold, apportioned by the share of Australian wages paid in NSW and by days employed; only one group member claims it.
- Returns
- Monthly by the 7th of the following month; annual reconciliation by 28 July
- Administered by
- Revenue NSW
New South Wales regulators
Where the obligations sit
| Area | Obligations |
|---|---|
| Privacy | 9 |
| Tax | 7 |
| Workplace | 7 |
| Whs | 4 |
| Super | 2 |
| Health practitioners | 2 |
| Ndis | 2 |
| Migration | 2 |
| Consumer law | 2 |
| Wages | 1 |
Critical obligations on this profile
- Notifiable Data Breach (NDB) scheme (Provides a health service and holds health information — not covered by the small business exemption (Privacy Act s 6D(4)(b)))
- Pay superannuation on every payday (Payday Super) (You have employees (6–19))
- Pay employees in accordance with the applicable modern award (You have employees (6–19))
- Manage psychosocial hazards at work (You have employees (6–19))
- Take reasonable and proportionate measures to prevent sex discrimination, sexual (You have employees (6–19))
- Make mandatory notifications to AHPRA (NDIS provider)
- Australian Business Number (ABN) application (Every business carrying on an enterprise needs an ABN)
- Lodge Business Activity Statements at assigned frequency (Turnover above the $75K GST registration threshold)
Check whether these apply
- Report serious NDIS incidents to the NDIS Commission: only if you are a registered NDIS provider
- Comply with NDIS Practice Standards: only if you are a registered NDIS provider
- Verify NDIS worker screening clearance: only if you are a registered NDIS provider
- Maintain controlled drugs register (Schedule 8 / 9): only if you hold Schedule 8 medicines
- Develop + authorise Behaviour Support Plans for restrictive practices: only if you use regulated restrictive practices
- Working with Children Check / Blue Card (state): only if your workers or volunteers do child-related work
- Comply with NDIS quality auditor cycle for registered providers: only if you are a registered NDIS provider
- Lodge an FBT return and pay FBT by 21 May: only if you provide fringe benefits (cars, entertainment, loans) to employees
Thresholds to watch
- Lose the Privacy Act small-business exemption at $3M annual turnover (removal of the exemption altogether is proposed, not yet law) (threshold $3M; very close)
Questions
- How many compliance obligations apply to nDIS providers in New South Wales run through a trading trust with 6–19 employees?
- 45 obligations apply (18 critical) across 26 regulators, plus 18 to check. Risk rating: high. Licensed or supervised regime: NDIS provider. These carry licence conditions, regulator audit and per-contravention civil penalties.
- Which New South Wales laws apply?
- PCBU primary duty of care (NSW WHS Act s 19), Notify SafeWork NSW of notifiable WHS incidents, Pay long service leave under the LSL Act 1955 (NSW) and Comply with Workplace Surveillance Act 2005 (NSW)
Related
- NDIS providers compliance in New South Wales
- NDIS providers: all obligations
- Compliance obligations by industry, state and size
- NDIS providers in NSW: sole trader
- NDIS providers in NSW: sole trader with employees
- NDIS providers in NSW: partnership
- NDIS providers in NSW: no employees
- NDIS providers in NSW: 1–5 employees
- NDIS providers in NSW: 20–99 employees
- NDIS providers in NSW: 100–499 employees
- NDIS providers in NSW: 100–499 employees, turnover $100M–$1B
- NDIS providers in NSW: 500+ employees, turnover $1B+
- NDIS providers in Victoria: trading trust
- NDIS providers in Queensland: trading trust
- NDIS providers in Western Australia: trading trust
- NDIS providers in South Australia: trading trust
- NDIS providers in Tasmania: trading trust
- NDIS providers in Northern Territory: trading trust
- NDIS providers in Australian Capital Territory: trading trust
- Report serious NDIS incidents to the NDIS Commission: does it apply to ndis providers?
- Comply with NDIS Practice Standards: does it apply to ndis providers?
- Verify NDIS worker screening clearance: does it apply to ndis providers?
- Maintain controlled drugs register (Schedule 8 / 9): does it apply to ndis providers?
Sources
- Revenue NSW: payroll tax thresholds and rates
- PCBU primary duty of care (NSW WHS Act s 19)
- Notify SafeWork NSW of notifiable WHS incidents
- Pay long service leave under the LSL Act 1955 (NSW)
- Comply with Workplace Surveillance Act 2005 (NSW)
- Notifiable Data Breach (NDB) scheme
- Pay superannuation on every payday (Payday Super)
- Pay employees in accordance with the applicable modern award
Computed by the Rules Mate applicability engine from the published obligation corpus; facts last checked 3 October 2026. Rules Mate is not a law firm and this is general information, not legal advice. Confirm your position with the regulator source or a qualified adviser before acting.