Two people who allegedly colluded to wrongfully register more than 200 NDIS providers have been banned from the scheme for life. Former NDIS consultant Zeinab Ghamraoui of H&M Consulting Group and NDIS auditor Sanyog Desai were banned in June after an investigation by the regulator. As a result, the registration of 40 providers linked to Ghamraoui and Desai have been revoked, while an additional 195 providers have had their registration refused by the NDIS Commission. The pair were banned under expanded powers given to the commission in April after the passing of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Act 2026. Prior to these changes, the watchdog could ban providers and workers but did not have explicit powers to ban other actors despite being aware of reports of collusion between consultants and auditors.Trust in the registration and audit process was “fundamental to maintaining confidence” in the scheme, NDIS Quality and Safeguards commissioner Louise Glanville said. “This outcome reflects the NDIS Commission’s commitment to identifying conduct that threatens the safety, quality and integrity of the scheme and to removing bad actors,” she said. “The commission will use all available regulatory tools to address serious noncompliance and hold individuals accountable for misconduct, regardless of the role they perform within the NDIS ecosystem.” She added the banning order powers provided “an important safeguard” and bolstered the regulator’s ability to protect participants and the integrity of the scheme.The cases of Ghamraoui and Desai should serve as a warning to “anyone that thinks they can get away with doing the wrong thing – you can’t”, NDIS Minister Jenny McAllister said. She warned anyone “looking to make a quick buck” would be kicked off the scheme. Health Minister Mark Butler in April announced sweeping changes to the NDIS as part of efforts to target rorting in the scheme and contain the program’s unsustainable pressure on the federal budget. The controversial changes have since been subject to a parliamentary inquiry that was extended to eight weeks after Labor struck a deal with the Greens to allow for extra scrutiny in exchange for support of the government’s tax overhaul. The proposed NDIS reforms – which have been criticised by disability advocates – will cull $38bn and wipe 160,000 people off the scheme.