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Concessional Subscription Fees
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The following concessional subscription fees are effective from July 1, 2008. Please note members may not apply for concessional fees retroactively. 
 
Concessional subscription rates are available to members in Australia or Overseas who meet specific requirements as indicated in the Institute By-Laws 53 & 54 and Regulation R5.  
 
To be granted a concessional rate a member must first apply to the Institute in writing and will be asked to provide documentation to support the request.  
 
Members who are granted a reduction in the annual subscription fee retain their current class of membership and are entitled to all the privileges of membership.  
 
The Institute annually contacts members on concessional subscription rates to confirm whether their circumstances have remained the same as the previous financial year or changed. 
 
Please note concessional rates are based on your earnings within a financial year and not a calendar year.  
 
Categories of Concessional Subscription Rates 
 
The following is an explanation of the different categories of subscription rates that are available to members.

  • Type A: Low Income
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    Any member who is earning less than $25000 from personal exertion* 
     
    * Personal exertion is defined as being employed, either full or part time, casually, contractors, as a consultant or by holding a directorship. 
     
    Subscription Rate: Half rate 
     
  • Type B: Career Break
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    Any member who is temporarily withdrawn from the workforce and does not receive any income from personal exertion (e.g. travelling overseas, on extended leave, maternity/paternity leave, not presently employed) 
     
    Subscription Rate: Tenth rate 
     
  • Type C: Retired or permanently incapacitated
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    Any member who has retired permanently and receives no income from personal exertion 
    OR 
    Is permanently unable to practise his profession 
     
    Subscription Rate: Tenth rate 
     
  • Type D: Hardship
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    Any member may apply to the Board as a special case. The Board must be satisfied that because of severe personal hardship, special circumstances exist to warrant the granting of a concessional subscription rate. The concession granted will be at the discretion of the Board and according to the circumstances (e.g. temporarily incapacitated and unable to work for a period, or drought affected). 
     
    Subscription Rate: Nil 
     
  • Type E: 50 years membership / 75 years of age
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    Any member who has been a member of the Institute continuously for 50 years may make application and will not be required to make payment of any further subscription fee or Certificate of Public Practice fee.  
    OR 
    Any member of seventy five (75) years of age will not be required to make payment of any further subscription fee or Certificate of Public Practice fee.  
     
    Subscription Rate: Nil
Applying for a Concessional Subscription Rate 
 
To apply for a concession on your membership subscription, download the Concession Application Form and return your completed form to the Customer Transactions Team. To apply for a concessional & CPP downgrade/cancellation, download the Concessional Subscription Rate and Cancellation Downgrade of a CPP Form and return your completed form to the Customer Transactions Team:Annual Confirmation 
 
Each year members who have been granted a concessional subscription rate are asked to confirm to the Institute, in writing, that the circumstances supporting their request for a concessional fee rate remain unchanged. If during the year the circumstances under which the concessional rate was sought and approved change, resulting in either the full subscription rate or alternatively a different subscription rate being more appropriate, the member should contact the Institute to discuss their changed situation. As members’ subscriptions are invoiced annually it is most likely that any change to the subscription rate will not take effect until the following financial year. 
 
  • Further Information 
    If you have any questions please contact the Customer Service Centre. 
     

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