Starting February 2026, the first wave of 5-year NDIS Worker Screening Checks will begin expiring. This isn't a one-off event — it's the start of a rolling renewal crisis that will affect tens of thousands of workers across aged care and disability support over the next five years.

What's Happening?

When NDIS Worker Screening Checks were introduced in 2021, they came with a 5-year validity period. The first cohort of workers who obtained their checks in early 2021 will see them expire in early 2026. For providers who haven't been tracking expiry dates, this will hit without warning.

Why It Matters

Deploying a worker with an expired screening check is a compliance breach. It puts your registration at risk, exposes participants to unscreened workers, and can result in civil penalties of up to $500,000. The NDIS Commission takes screening obligations seriously — and ignorance of expiry dates is not a defence.

How to Prepare

The key is proactive tracking. You need to know every worker's screening check number, issue date, and expiry date — and you need automated alerts well before expiry. Manual spreadsheets won't cut it when you're managing dozens or hundreds of workers across multiple sites.

OzlerShield's traffic-light dashboard gives you instant visibility across your entire workforce. Green means compliant, amber means expiring soon, red means expired or missing. Automated alerts at 90, 60, 30, and 7 days before expiry ensure nothing slips through.