A Guide to NDIS Worker Screening Checks
What is an NDIS Worker Screening Check?
The NDIS Worker Screening Check is valid for 5 years, and despite its name, is a standardised national assessment for workers who work with people with a disability or older Australians.
This check is a highly recognised qualification in the Australian care industry. You can use it as many times as you need to across different employers, and once it’s approved, it is recognised nationally.
Do I need an NDIS Worker Screening Check?
If you are an existing support worker on the platform, this change does not immediately affect you—you can continue to use the platform as usual.
However, from August 2025, once your current police check expires, you will be required to have an NDIS Worker Screening Check.
We will send you a reminder when your police check is expiring but you should plan ahead and leave plenty of time for your NDIS Worker Screening Check application. Depending on your state or territory, they can take up to several weeks to be approved.
How much will it cost?
The price of an NDIS Worker Screening Check is set by the Worker Screening Unit each respective state or territory. This means the cost will differ depending on where you live. They generally range between $100 – $150.
Please check the government sites below for the relevant fees in your state or territory.
What documents do I need?
You will need to provide evidence of your identity as part of the NDIS Worker Screening Check application process. Please make sure all the documents are valid and not expired.
To make sure you’re prepared, please have at least 4 of the following documents ready before you begin your application:
- Australian driver’s licence or other photo identity/proof of age card
- Australian passport
- Australian birth certificate
- Foreign passport linked to a valid Australian visa
- Australia citizenship certificate
- Medicare card
- Some type of utility bill (gas, water, electricity, telephone, mobile phone, internet).
You will also need:
- Mable’s NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission registration number (also called ‘Employer ID’ or ‘Provider ID’) or name
- Name: Mable Technologies Pty Ltd
- Employer/Provider ID: 4-FWMK1ME
Note: Although you are a self-employed support worker and not employed by Mable, this step is required to link your screening check to Mable. You can list Mable Technologies as your ’employer’ for the purposes of the screening only.
- Your current legal name, address and contact details
- Any previous names that you’ve been known by
- Any other addresses you’ve had over the last 5 years.
You may also be asked to provide:
- Other worker-screening checks
- Child Protection Matters
- Crimes committed overseas
- Workplace misconduct.
You will also need to be prepared to make a payment, so please ensure you have your funds and card number ready. Depending on your state or territory, you may be able to do a bank transfer or BPAY.
How to apply for an NDIS Worker Screening Check
NDIS Worker Screening Checks are conducted by the Worker Screening Unit in each respective state or territory. Please note that application and processing times vary depending on your state or territory, and can range from a few days to several weeks. Mable has no control over this timeframe.
Please follow the steps below to apply:
- Go to the NDIS commission website
- Follow the instructions to apply for an NDIS Worker Screening Check in your state or territory
Important: Make sure you select us in the ’employer’ section when applying:- Select Mable Technologies Pty Ltd as your ’employer’ during the application process. In most states, you can use the ‘Employer ID’: 4-FWMK1ME for quicker selection.
Note: Although you are a self-employed support worker and not employed by Mable, this step is required to link your screening check to Mable. You can list Mable Technologies as your ’employer’ for the purposes of the screening check only.
- Select Mable Technologies Pty Ltd as your ’employer’ during the application process. In most states, you can use the ‘Employer ID’: 4-FWMK1ME for quicker selection.
- After applying, you can provide your WSC details to Mable. The steps are different depending on whether you are:
How to add your NDIS Worker Screening Check to Mable
Existing support workers on Mable
- Log in to Mable
- From the dashboard, click on ‘Edit profile’
- Open the ‘NDIS Worker Screening’ page and follow the prompt to provide your check details
You’ll need to provide your:
- NDIS Worker Screening Check number
- Legal names, as shown on your NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Date of birth.
Once your check is cleared, it will be added to your Mable profile automatically.
New support workers, in the process of signing up to Mable
If you’re signing up to Mable and already have an NDIS Worker Screening Check, or have applied for one, you can add your worker screening check details during the account set-up process.
You’ll need to provide your:
- Worker Screening Check number
- Legal names, as shown on your NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Date of birth.
Waiting for your NDIS Worker Screening Check?
If you’ve applied but haven’t received your check yet, select ‘My application is being processed’ to continue setting up your account.
You’ll need to provide the check later to complete your profile for approval. We’ll remind you when you return.
Once your check is cleared, it will be added to your Mable profile automatically.