Award Rates
🧾 Awards & Pay Guides for NDIS Providers
As an NDIS provider, you must ensure your workers are paid correctly. This means using the correct Modern Award — a legal document that sets minimum pay rates and conditions of employment.
Most NDIS workers fall under one of the following:
Support Workers → Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award [MA000100]
Nurses (RNs & ENs) → Nurses Award 2020 [MA000034]
Below are the most common award combinations by state. Use these to download the correct Pay Guides for your workers.
🗂️ New South Wales (NSW)
• MA000100 + Charitable, Aged and Disability Care Services Award [AN120118]
• MA000100 + Charitable Sector Award 2003 [AN120117]
• MA000100 + Social and Community Services Employees Award [AN120505]
🗂️ Victoria (VIC)
• MA000100 + Residential and Support Services Award 1999 [AP795711]
• MA000100 + Social and Community Services Award 2000 [AP796561]
🗂️ Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
• MA000100 + Community and Aged Care Services Award 2002 [AP817098]
• MA000100 + Social and Community Services Award 2001 [AP808334]
🗂️ Northern Territory (NT)
• MA000100 + Community Services Workers NT Award 2002 [AP817216]
🗂️ Queensland (QLD)
• MA000100 + Crisis Assistance Supported Housing Award 1999 [AP777903]
• MA000100 + Disability Support Workers Award – State [AN140093]
• MA000100 + Social and Community Services QLD Award 2001 [AP808848]
🗂️ South Australia (SA)
• MA000100 + Social and Community Services Award [AN150140]
• MA000100 + Disabilities Services Award [AN150046]
🗂️ Tasmania (TAS)
• MA000100 + Community Services Award [AN170020]
🗂️ Western Australia (WA)
• MA000100 + Aged and Disabled Persons Hostels Award [AN160007]
• MA000100 + Social and Community Services WA Award 2002 [AP815319]
🩺 Nurses – All States
• Nurses Award 2020 [MA000034]
Applies to Registered Nurses (RNs) and Enrolled Nurses (ENs) working in community or home-based roles.
📥 Download the Nurses Award Pay Guide from Fair Work
💬 Need Help Understanding Which Award Applies?
Just Ask NADO — our smart guide inside the HPA Portal.
NADO can:
✅ Break down award details in plain English
✅ Help you choose the right award for your workers
✅ Explain casual vs part-time pay, penalty rates, loadings
✅ Guide you through Fair Work rules step-by-step