Membership (Individual)

The Australia Defence Association (ADA) has long been Australia's only truly independent and non-partisan think-tank and community-based guardian of the public interest concerning defence and wider national security issues. ADA membership is open to all Australians interested in Australia's external defence and internal security – and in an effective public debate on national security issues. Membership does not require prior military, intelligence/security agency or police service.

Commonly asked questions about the ADA are answered on our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Membership Subscription Period. We are a membership-based public organisation and our operations are principally sustained by the subscriptions and support of our members.

Your annual ADA membership period is for the standard financial year from 01 July to 30 June of the following year.
If you join the Association in the last six months of a financial year (between 01 January and 30 June) your initial membership period is up to 18 months so it runs through to 30 June in the year following (and so you do not have to pay two full year's worth of subscriptions close together). In this case, you need to add one-month increments of $A8.50 each, as needed, to the relevant subscription (below) in order to cover the additional period applicable.

Renewal Policy. Your membership renewal invoice for the new financial year will accompany your last issue of Defender for the expiring financial year.

As the ADA is a community-based public interest group entirely dependent on the resources committed by its membership, you are assumed to be renewing your membership unless you formally resign that membership in writing on receipt of your initial renewal notice.
If you resign from the ADA at a later time you incur a pro rata charge for the period elapsed until the written notice of your resignation is received and confirmed by the Association.
Your lodgement of your membership application registers your acceptance of, and agreement to, this policy.

Privacy Policy. As per our privacy policy your membership details are held in the strictest confidence and will not be passed to a third party without your prior express permission.

Membership Enquiries. If you have questions about your ADA membership please ring the Association's national office in Canberra on (02) 6231-4444 or contact Subscriptions.

Membership Categories:

Please select your desired annual membership (all categories include GST):

	ADA Fellow - $A100 per year Your active and committed support enables the ADA to undertake its core research, public-interest advocacy and public education services effectively. Fellows are also able to contribute to the development of Association policy, participate in Association governance and volunteer for expert panels steering particular ADA activities and public comment. In addition, Fellows receive our quarterly national journal, Defender, and our electronic bulletin Defence Brief (during intervening months between issues of Defender and occasionally at other times).
	Associate Member - $A50 per year ($A65 if residing outside Australia and New Zealand) Your support helps the Association to meet some of the costs of its public-interest guardian activities. Associate members are not eligible to hold office or vote on policy or other matters in referenda or at general meetings. You receive our quarterly national journal Defender but not our electronic bulletin Defence Brief. Bonafide enrolled students aged up to 25 who initially join as an Associate Member can also choose to receive Defence Brief, while so enrolled.
	Benefactor of the Association - $A1000 upwards per year As an ADA Fellow whose generous additional donations earn benefactor status, your support is fundamental to the Association being able to undertake its full range of activities as an independent and non-partisan think-tank and guardian of the public interest. In addition to your fellowship benefits (above), benefactors can also receive special reports, have priority and complimentary access to ADA advice and consultancy services, and qualify for special advertising rates in Defender.
Corporate membership of the ADA can be arranged on our corporate membership page. Corporate, library or other institutional subscriptions to Defender and Defence Brief can be arranged on our publications subscription page.

Full Initials and Family Name :	First or Preferred Personal Name :
Title or Rank:	Honour and Award Postnominals (if any):
Profession or Occupation (If retired, please also say so):	Military, Intelligence Agency, Police or Diplomatic Service (if any) (Please include relevant dates, ie. 1992-2007):
Postal Address:	City/Suburb/Town:
State or Province:	Postcode or Zipcode:
Country (if outside Australia):
Home Email Address:	Work Email Address:
Home Telephone:	Daytime Telephone:
Mobile Telephone:	Fax:
If willing to serve on an expert advisory panel to assist the ADA to develop policy, or help provide informed public comment, please state your area(s) of expertise (ie. sub-surface warfare, rotary-wing aviation, project management, public finance, etc): Reason for joining the ADA (optional - for survey purposes):

I will be paying my ADA membership subscription by:

Direct Credit (Internet banking or bank-to-bank electronic transfer)

Credit Card (Visa and MasterCard only)

Cheque (Australian dollars only)

Money Order (Australian dollars only)

SWIFT (International electronic transfer)

Please click submit when you are finished.

To preserve its independence and ensure transparency the corporate administrative structure of the
Australia Defence Association is organised as a not-for-profit public company (ABN 16 083 007 390)
limited by guarantee under the Corporations Act 2001

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