Membership

The Academy currently offers the following types of membership
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Ordinary Membership category (with income scaled fees) available to:

  • A Fellow of the RACP or equivalent with recognition to practice as a paediatrician in Australia or New Zealand.
  • An AHPRA registered health professional practicing in the field of child and/or adolescent health care or research.
  • A health professional practicing in the field of child and/or adolescent health or research within a health care institution or setting accepted by the membership committee.
  • A postgraduate medical officer (intern, RMO, trainee).
  • A registered healthcare professional engaged in postgraduate education in the field of child and/or adolescent health accepted by the membership committee.

Overseas Membership category available to:

  • An individual who resides outside Australia or New Zealand who is registered to practice as a paediatrician by a recognized overseas authority.
  • An individual who is a registered health professional practicing in the fi.eld of child and/or adolescent health care or research who resides outside Australia or New Zealand.
  • A health professional practicing in the field of child and/or adolescent health or research within a health care institution, accepted by the membership committee who resides outside Australia or New Zealand.

Retired Membership category available to:

  • A current or former Member who has completely retired from active clinical practice; or
  • a retired Fellow of the RACP or equivalent who held accreditation to practise as a paediatrician in Australia or New Zealand.
  • a retired health professional who practiced in the field of child and/or adolescent health or research within a health care institution, accepted by the membership committee.

Student Membership category includes:

  • A medical student in an Australian or New Zealand medical school who has an interest in paediatrics and provides evidence of medical course enrolment.
  • Other university health professional students with an interest in child and adolescent health who provides evidence of enrolment in that course.

Cost

Ordinary Membership fees will be scaled to self-declared salary (exclusive of overtime) as follows:

  • More than $100 000 pa – annual fee $300
  • Less than $100 000 pa – annual fee $150
  • Retired and Overseas annual fee $100

Professional membership fees are fully tax deductible.

All members who pay a membership fee are entitled to full voting rights.

All new membership applications are to be approved by a membership committee prior to gaining membership

Cancellation of Membership

Membership may be cancelled at any time by contacting the Executive Officer in writing by email.