Membership categories and fees  

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Membership categories

 
Membership categories
Membership type
Membership category
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Full
Full time *
Working 20+ hours per week (any field), access to APD program
 
Part time *
Working less than 20 hours per week (any field), access to APD program
Seeking Work / unpaid work *
No paid work, access to APD program
Career break / full time study/ parental leave *
Not working, maintain membership, access to APD program
Non-practising Dietitian
Job does not require dietetic or nutrition skills, no APD program
Retired 
Retired from dietetics, over 55 years of age, maintain membership, no APD program
 Affiliate
Affiliate
Living/working overseas, member of an ICDA association, not eligible for full membership, no APD program
Student
Student
Enrolled in an Australian accredited dietetics course or a course with Program Qualification (PQ), no APD program
 
Non membership categories
 
APD only
(non-member)
APD only *
Access to the APD program and mentor match. No membership benefits or services are included

* Includes access to the APD program

Membership fees 

Membership fees are:

  • paid on an annual basis (January - December) 
  • paid in full (12 months) or instalment* (4 payments) and
  • non-refundable (mid-year change to Parental leave and Full time study categories receive an account credit).

Our membership year runs annually from 1 January to 31 December. As a full member, the fee you pay reflects your current employment status. This means you pay less if you are not working full-time hours. If your employed hours increases during the year please contact the membership team to adjust.

*Instalment payments are only available to full members.

Note: If you join or reinstate your membership after 1 July, you may be eligible to receive a pro-rata membership discount. See 'Pro-rata fees for part year membership' below.

 Paying your fees 

 2024 membership fees
 Membership / non membership category
Annual fee 
Early bird 
Jul - Dec 2024
Oct - Dec 2024 
Instalment**
Instalment
year total**
 Full time (20 hours or more per week) *   $ 804  $ 763 $ 402  $ 201  $ 212 $ 848
 Part time (less than 20 hours per week) *  $ 660  $ 627 $ 330 $ 165  $ 176  $ 704
 Seeking work, Full time study, Parental leave, Career break *  $ 407 $ 387 $203.50 $ 101.75  $ 112.75   $ 451
 Non-practising Dietitian ~ $340 $323 $ 170 $ 85 $ 96  $ 384
 Retired $ 93  $ 88 $ 46.50 $ 23.25 $ 34.25 $ 137
 Affiliate / AN $ 170 $ 162 $85 $ 42.50 $ 53.50  $ 214
 Student   Free Free Free Free
 
 APD only (non-member)   $ 742
 APD only PEN add on *  $ 145   

* Includes PEN
** administration fee included
GST is waived for members who reside in a country other than Australia
~ does not include access to the APD program

 Instalment payment terms and conditions

2024
Payment
Payment date
Covers
1
Day of membership renewal or
3 January 2024 
1 January - 31 March 2024
2
27 March 2024 1 April - 30 June 2024
3
26 June 2024 1 July - 30 September 2024
4
25 September 2024 1 October - 31 December 2024

* For those opting to continue enrolment from 2023 into 2024 the payment date is 3 January 2024

Pro-rata fees for part year membership 

If you join Dietitians Australia or reinstate after 1 July, you may be eligible to receive a pro-rata membership discount. 

This discount applies to:

  • New members
  • Students upgrading to full membership
  • Resigned or deferred members reinstating
  • Lapsed members reinstating *

There is no pay by instalment option for pro-rata fees. 

Pro-rata rates for 2024

1 July - 30 September
Pro-rata membership fees available 
50% of annual fee
1 October - 31 December
 Pro-rata membership fees available 
25% of annual fee

*Lapsed members incur an additional lapsed fee on reinstatement.

Fee policy

For further information about our fees see our membership policy

 

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Membership of Dietitians Australia is membership of the Dietitians Association of Australia. All fees will be paid to, and all benefits received from, the Dietitians Association of Australia.