Membership year and fees
Membership Year
Membership fee categories and costs
Fees on this page are for 2009. New fees for 2010 will be available early December. |
Membership Year - important dates:
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DAA Membership Year: |
1 January - 31 December
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Early Bird Discount* date for renewals on or before: |
15 February |
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All services cease and APD status and other benefits are lost if renewal is not completed on or before: |
15 March
(Member becomes unfinancial) |
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Membership is 'Lapsed' if renewal not completed on or before (previous members only): |
19 April
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| Membership fees at half price* | 1 August |
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Following year membership fees paid, membership year will be the following year
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Early December |
*Full membership fees must be paid up until 1 August after which time
ELIGIBILITY for reduced membership fees applies to:
- New members;
- Deferred or resigned members;
- Lapsed members.
One exception: Members who were financial in previous year (eg. 2008) and lapsed in current year (eg. 2009) are
not eligible for reduced membership, unless compassionate grounds can be demonstrated.
*Early Bird DISCOUNT : -$22.00 (or -$20.00 without GST*)
(if renewal completed and paid on or before 15 February)
Membership fee categories and costs
Before selecting your membership fee category for the current year, please review the list below.
Declarations: The categories 'Part-time', 'Not currently employed', 'Not working in related industry' and 'Retired' require you to sign a declaration and to advise DAA if your circumstances change.
Paid employment
in any field is taken into account in determining the appropriate membership fees.
New fees for 2010 will be available early December.
Membership fees for 2009 are as follows:
| Fees Categories |
Explanation |
Fees
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| Paid work more than 20 hours per week | Working more than 20 hours per week | $550.00 |
| Paid work up to 20 hours per week | Working 1-20 hours per week | $429.00 |
| Not currently employed: | Absent from all employment |
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| Unemployed | Not employed but looking for work | $253.00 |
| Career Break | Not employed and not looking for work | $253.00 |
| Full-time Study | Dietitian not employed in any capacity, and undertaking studies that will further the profession of dietetics | $253.00 |
| Parental Leave | On Parental Leave from work | $253.00 |
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Absent from Australia |
Absent from Australia and not working.
If your preferred postal address is an overseas address you do not pay the GST component (in this case membership fee will be $230.00) |
$253.00 |
| Not Working in Related Industry | Employed in an industry where a nutrition/dietetics qualification is not a criteria for employment.
Members paying in this category are not eligible for APD status. If you wish to be part of the APD Program, you must pay in either the Full or Part-time category |
$429.00 |
| Overseas - working outside Australia | Living and working overseas. This is a
partial services category -
publications (including Newsletter and Journal) will not be supplied in hard copy. Access will be via the DAA website. |
$250.00* |
| Retired: | (retired from employment for reasons of health or age (over 55 years)) |
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| Full services | Receive all services - including Newsletter and Journal | $176.00 |
| Partial services | Does not receive DAA Journal. Access will be via the DAA website | $110.00 |
| Student Dietitian | Students enrolled in a DAA accredited course who have NOT completed their entry level qualifications | $110.00 |
| Associate (Full) | Hold an Australian human nutrition qualification and are not eligible for full DAA membership | $418.00 |
| Associate (Retired) | Retired from employment for reasons of health or age (over 55 years).
This is a partial services category - Does not receive DAA Journal, access will be via the DAA website |
$110.00 |
| Associate (Student) | Currently enrolled in an Australian human nutrition course and not eligible for student dietitian or full DAA membership | $110.00 |
| Associate (Overseas) | Dietitians living outside Australia who are current full members of an overseas national dietetic association which is recognised by the International Confederation of Dietetic Associations and who are not eligible for full DAA membership. This is a partial services category - publications will not be supplied in hard copy. Access will be via the DAA website. | AU$250.00* |
Other fees:
| Rejoining/Reinstatement Fee (lapsed members only) |
+ $44.00
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| Instalment service fee | $5 per payment |
| $50 |
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*no GST - Members living overseas do not incur GST in any category - including Early Bird discount (-$2)
Membership categories and eligibility
