Registration

Applying for registration

The NSW Local Scheme opened on 1 January 2018.

Interested NSW organisations that are unable to be registered under the National Regulatory System for Community Housing (NRSCH) are encouraged to lodge their intent to become a registered provider under the NSW Local Scheme.

The Registrar will engage with these providers to explain the NSW Local Scheme registration, monitoring and regulatory requirements. The Registrar may provide capacity building services to eligible organisations which intend to become registered under the NSW Local Scheme.

The Registrar will provide and discuss scheduling information with providers on their application for NSW Local Scheme registration.

To register an interest in the NSW Local Scheme please contact the Registrar’s office on 1800 330 940 or via email at registrar@facs.nsw.gov.au.

Registration timeframes

An application for NSW Local Scheme registration will be processed according to the following timeframes:

Preparation
Includes activities such as provider liaison, briefings and workshop		As set by/agreed with the Registrar
Capacity building, including self assessment tools, may be offered by the Registrar		As set by/agreed with the Registrar
Eligibility & Tier Form (ETF)
Registrar contacts Provider		At least 1 week before ETF start date
Registrar releases the ETF		ETF start date (scheduled date)
Provider submits completed ETF		ETF start date + 2 weeks
Registrar completes ETF assessment		ETF start date + 4 weeks
Application for Registration (AFR)
Registrar releases AFR, if provider is eligible		ETF start date + 4 weeks
Provider submits completed AFR		ETF start date + 10 weeks
Registrar sends letter identifying any evidence gaps		ETF start date + 12 weeks
Draft Determination
Registrar issues draft assessment determination report		ETF start date + 16 weeks
Provider responds to draft determination report		ETF start date + 18 weeks
Determination
Registrar releases final determination report		ETF start date + 19 weeks

Registration tiers

Community housing providers are registered under the NSW Local Scheme in one of three tiers of registration. The Registrar determines a provider’s tier of registration by assessing the level of risk based on the provider’s scale and scope of community housing activities.

The tier of registration, in turn, determines the performance requirements and the intensity of regulatory engagement applicable to each provider as follows:

Tier 1: The highest level of performance requirements and regulatory engagement reflecting that these providers are involved in activities that necessitate management of a higher level of risk.
Tier 2: An intermediate level of performance requirements and regulatory engagement reflecting that these providers are involved in activities that necessitate management of a level of risk lower than Tier 1 but greater than Tier 3.
Tier 3: A lower level of performance requirements and engagement reflecting that these providers are involved in activities that necessitate management of a lower level of risk.

Further information

More information about the NSW Local Scheme registration is available in the Guidance tab

The Registrar’s office can be contacted on 1800 330 940 or via email at registrar@facs.nsw.gov.au