NDIS SIL record keeping: meeting the 7-year rule
Supported Independent Living generates more paperwork than almost any other NDIS support - shift notes for every worker on every shift, incident reports, medication administration records, and the rostering data behind every invoice. Under the 2026 reforms, providers now carry a clear 7-year retention duty, and auditors expect a complete, unaltered trail across every one of those record types.
What auditors actually check in a SIL house
Whether shift notes were written at the time of the shift or reconstructed later, whether an incident report matches what the roster shows was happening, and whether invoiced hours line up with the shifts actually worked. Gaps or inconsistencies between these are what trigger a closer look.
Why append-only matters more in SIL
With multiple workers rotating through one house, it's easy for a note to get edited after the fact - intentionally or not. Records that can't be silently changed once written protect both the participant and the provider if a shift is ever questioned.
How Juste keeps SIL records audit-ready
Every shift note, roster entry and invoice in Juste is timestamped and append-only, tied to the specific worker and shift, and kept for the full retention period by default - so a SIL provider isn't building a separate compliance system on top of day-to-day rostering.
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Records that meet the 7-year rule as a byproduct of rostering, not an extra task.
Juste for SIL providersThis article is general information dated 20 October 2026, not legal advice. Juste is operated by Leah Justyce Art Gallery ABN 73 658 665 321.