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Australia's ONLY Commonwealth Law Enforcement Association

We are the only professional organisation available to all AFP employees. Associate membership is also available to any Commonwealth Law Enforcement employee.
Membership is organised into Zones established within your own area or function.
Members elect their own representatives, ensuring employees retain control over their own issues.
Provides dual membership of our Association and the Police Federation of Australia.
AFPA membership is 1% of base salary, plus composite penalty rate and if applicable any higher duty allowance, however fortnightly salary deductions to the AFPA are still set at a cap of $38 and a base of $17. That is, you pay 1% or a minimum of $17 up to a maximum of $38. The cap and base will automatically adjust in relation to future pay rises. The $38.00 cap currently reflects the recent pay increase of 4% on 1 July 2010.

Another good reason to join now - Limitations on Legal and Financial Assistance for Retrospective Actions

As you may be aware from browsing the membership pack and our website, the AFPA provides many services, some of which include specialised legal and industrial advice and financial assistance in certain legal and industrial actions.

Most of our members join the AFPA at the very beginning of their employment with the AFP, however some members also choose to wait before joining the AFPA. While all financial members are entitled to the full AFPA services once joined, members that have chosen to wait some time, or that have joined subsequent to having knowledge of an action or issue involving them, will have some limitations in assistance for retrospective actions that occurred prior to joining.

Members that have been employed with the AFP, and were not a member of the AFPA, will have their legal and industrial assistance limited to verbal advice only for matters that occurred while they were not members. To the major majority of members, this will not create any issues. Under industrial legislation, we are restricted to providing assistance to our member's only, therefore, we cannot provide direct assistance for matters involving employees who were not our members at the time the incident or employee dispute arose.

Our current and new members have expressed positive agreement with this limitation as it allows our member contributions to go directly to those who are contributors to the Association. Further, it allows us to provide full assistance for new members from the date of the start of their membership, as opposed to having a waiting period for full assistance. It is therefore very beneficial to join now to take full advantage of legal and industrial assistance for matters that will occur in the future, and likewise to limit the possibility of having limited assistance if joining after the event, when the need for assistance arises.

Application for Membership

The Australian Federal Police Association (AFPA) is proud to enrol both full and Associate members. To be eligible for full membership an applicant must be an employee of the Australian Federal Police and eligible to participate as a full member in compliance with the Workplace Relations Act 1996. To be eligible for Associate membership an employee must be a previous employee of the Australian Federal Police, an employee of the Commonwealth engaged in a law enforcement role or such other employee as deemed eligible for Associate membership by the AFPA.

An Associate member has full access to all services offered by the AFPA and shares all the rights and obligations of full membership other than those entitlements precluded by the Workplace Relations Act.

AGS No.* Service No.* AFPA Zone*

Member Personal Details

First Name* Middle Name Preferred Name Surname* D.O.B.* (dd/mm/yyyy) Gender* Home Address* Email Home Primary contact number* Fax Work Address* Email Work* Work Phone Internal Mobile Mailing Address* City/Suburb* State* Postcode*

Employment Details

Work Function* (description of day to day function) Office Location* Employment Status* Band* Type* Joined Agency* (dd/mm/yyyy) Composite Rate %

Member Legacy

The AFPA has a unique life assurance group cover that is not available to individuals. As part of your membership fees we cover all AFPA members for life assurance due to the dangerous nature of the work. July 1 2010 saw the introduction of the Four Teir Membership Loyalty Rewards Program, which has enhanced the standard $100,000 cover for all members to $100,000 cover for Bronze members, $125,000 cover for Silver members, $150,000 cover for Gold members, and $200,000 cover for Platinum members. AFPA members are covered within Australia and overseas and members may increase their cover at any time.

It is your responsibility to update your declared beneficiary and their contact details regularly. Failure to do so will result in the assurance amount being donated to the ALAJA welfare fund by the AFPA in the event of your death and lack of instructions. We rely on your information to ensure appropriate disbursements. Additional details may be attached with a signature. No details will be altered without appropriately signed authorisation or amendment made through secure login through the AFPA members website.

Extra Insurance Cover

Increase in standard cover

AFPA members are able to purchase additional life insurance up to a maximum of $1.1 million. Additional life insurance is purchased in units, up to a maximum of 10 units. Each unit holds a value associated with various components according to each member, and are priced to suit all financial circumstances at just $3 per unit per fortnight. This cover is also available to the spouse of a member, for the same price per unit. If you would like to enquire about purchasing additional life insurance, please email the AFPA at afpa.office@afpa.org.au

Member Death Benefit Beneficiary

Name 1 Address 1 Phone 1 Name 2 Address 2 Phone 2 Name 3 Address 3 Phone 3 Special Instructions I want my Member Death Benefit to be distributed
I agree to the terms and conditions of Life Assurance through the AFPA.

I wish to make the following $ gift, fortnightly to the AUSPOL Police Welfare Foundation ABN 53 881 349 879, endorsed by the ATO as a deductible gift recipient.

I authorise this to be taken out of my payroll deduction.

For once-off gifts please contact the AFPA office on 02 6285 1677.

All individual details are kept strictly confidential. No member information will be distributed to third parties other than for AFPA operational purposes without the express consent of the individual. All members will be governed by and subject to the rules of the Police Federation of Australia, Australian Federal Police Association branch as registered in accordance with Australian Government legislation.

I wish to join the AFPA

I authorise the AFPA to arrange with my employer the transfer of my fortnightly subscription to the Australian Federal Police Association from my salary. (Currently 1% of base salary, plus composite penalty rate and if applicable any higher duties allowance capped at $38.00 with a minimum payment of $17.00 and adjusted in accordance with the AFPA rules).

Industrial Agent Authority

I hereby authorise the Australian Federal Police Association (AFPA) to represent my industrial interests on all matters. This authority transfers sole industrial representation rights to the AFPA. This authority covers wage agreements and any other industrial matter I may be involved in during my employment.

The AFPA Authority to Deduct Subscriptions from Salary and the AFPA Industrial Agent Authority will remain in force until revoked by me in writing.

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