Membership

Membership Pricing

Membership fees below are valid from 1 July 2025 up to 30 June 2026
Membership fees are inclusive of GST.
Pro-rata rates apply from 1 August 2025
Membership expires 30 June 2026
Members have the option of paying upfront or monthly at no additional cost
Payments can be made by credit/debit card, direct deposit, or a monthly schedule with deductions from either a bank account or credit/debit card. Bank surcharge fees apply to credit cards.
Pricing under the APodA Member Insurance Program is additional; refer to the insurance pricing table listed below.


MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES	Monthly fee	Annual fee
Professional Early Bird Professional Join on or before 30 June 2025	$ 81.25 $ 70.85	$ 975 $ 850
New professional 1st, 2nd & 3rd year	$ 45.85	$ 550
Public Sector CPD Pass	$ 45.85	$ 550
Affiliate	$ 45.85	$550
Retiring in November		$410
Student/Graduate - Complimentary	$0	$0
Special interest groups		$55.00

Insurance Pricing

The pricing shown below is for the APodA Professional Indemnity and Public & Products Liability Insurance with BMS. This is the core insurance under the APodA Member Insurance Program. The following pricing and expiry dates apply to the program:

Prices below are valid from 1 July 2025 up to 30 June 2026
Pro-rata rates apply from 1 August 2025
The APodA Professional Indemnity and Public & Products Liability Insurance with BMS expires 30 June 2026


MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES	UPFRONT PAYMENT*
Professional - Private Sector	$296.73
Professional - Public Sector	$111.74
New Professional 1st year	$114.79
New Professional 2nd year - Private Sector	$296.73
New Professional 2nd year - Public Sector	$114.79
New Professional 3rd year - Private Sector	$296.73
New Professional 3rd year - Public Sector	$114.79
Honorary Working	$114.79
Student/Graduate - Complimentary	$0

Conditions

Insurance prices vary by state due to stamp duty and could be lower than listed. The price quoted is for South Australian based members. Prices include the base premium payable to the insurer plus all applicable taxes, duties and levies which will be outlined before you pay for the insurance. It is important you select the correct insurance option that relates to your current work environment.
‘Professional Private Sector' must be selected if practising in both the private and public sector (a hospital).
'Professional Public Sector' allows a maximum of 4 hours a week in private practice.
You can join the APodA Member Insurance Program any time throughout the year
Insurance fees are non-refundable.
You must be a current APodA member to access the Member Insurance Program
Instructions for setting up or renewing your insurance with BMS are provided in the APodA Member Centre under 'My Memberships'.

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You must be a current Australian Podiatry Association (ApodA) member to be eligible to register for the ApodA Member Insurance program. You must be part of the ApodA Member Insurance program in order to access additional cover. If your membership ceases you will not be offered renewal when your policy expires. In offering this insurance to our members ApodA is a distributor of BMS Risk Solutions Pty Ltd (BMS) AFSL 461594, ABN 45161187980. The insurance is arranged by BMS under binder with Certain Underwriters at Lloyds (the insurer). When acting under a binder BMS acts as agent for the insurer and not as your agent. This is general advice only and BMS has not considered whether it was suitable for your personal circumstances, current objectives, needs or financial situation. Please read the Policy Wording and the BMS Terms of Engagement which contains the Financial Services Guide before making a decision about purchasing this policy. As a distributor, APodA receives an annual payment from BMS which is used for insurance related marketing and professional development activities to support our members.