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The SPA membership year is changing!
Speech Pathology Australia is changing its membership year from the calendar year
to the financial year 1 July—30 June
We are offering two options when renewing by 1 January 2018
option
B for 1 January 2018 to 30 June 2018
for 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019
Did you know...?
6 months
PSR impact for Certified Practising members
To renew as a Certified Practising member you will
need to submit a minimum of 20 points across at
least two PSR activity types for the 12-month period:
1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017.
12 months
PSR impact for Certified Practising members
To renew as a Certified Practising member you
will need to submit a minimum of 20 points across
at least two PSR activity types for the 12 month
period: 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
NB. For this transition period PSR activities for the
period from 1 July 2017 to 31 December 2017 can
be included within both the 6-month and 12-month
renewal period.
Or
From 1 July 2018, the SPA membership year will follow the
financial year i.e., 1 July to 30 June. This will supersede the current
calendar year.
The reasons for this change are many including feedback from
members that the end of calendar year is often challenging
financially and has its time constraints with many on holidays. The
SPA office also closes over the Christmas period so changing the
renewal period will allow more support to members at this time.
It also ties in with claiming the total cost of membership as a tax
deduction.
As part of the transition to the new financial year you have two
options for renewing your membership.
Each option impacts on how you calculate and submit your PSR
points if you are a Certified Practising member.
If you have any questions at all please feel free to contact our
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option
A 18 months for 1 January 2018 to 30 June 2019
PSR impact for Certified Practising members
To renew as a Certified Practising member you will
need to submit a minimum of 20 points across at
least two PSR activity types for the 12-month period:
1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017.
Certified Practising
$803 Non-Certified
Re entry
Non-Practising $554
Full Time Post Grad $420
Alumnus $209
Student $99
Certified Practising
$268 Non-Certified
Re-entry
Non-Practising $185
Full Time Post Grad $140
Alumnus $70
Student $33
Certified Practising
$546 Non-Certified
Re-entry
Non-Practising $376
Full Time Post Grad $286
Alumnus $142
Student $66