Terms and Conditions
Terms and Conditions - IPA Membership Renewals
Please read this page carefully before you renew your membership.
Payment
Renewal of your IPA membership fees can be made in full or the instalment option. Payment is due by 1 July 2025.
Instalments
IPA members can opt-in to an instalment plan anytime prior to 1 July 2025. When selecting to renew your membership via the instalment plan option, an administration fee of $30 (GST inclusive) will automatically be added to your invoice and paid with your first instalment.
The payment plan consists of four instalments. Your 1st payment will be upon set-up, followed by your 2nd payment on 16 July, 3rd payment on 13 August and 4th payment on 17 September 2025. Each payment will be processed automatically.
If your credit card details change or are due to expire, please update your credit card details via your member dashboard, or contact the IPA office on 1800 625 625 to provide correct and current details.
Cancellation
If you would like to cancel your membership, please contact the IPA office on 1800 625 625.
Refunds
If you are due a refund for your IPA membership fees, please contact the IPA office on 1800 625 625.
Please note no refunds of membership fees will be issued after 30 September 2025.
Late fee
Payments (without a payment plan) received on or after the 1 August 2025, a late fee of $55 GST inclusive is due and payable, and will automatically be applied to your membership renewal.
Leave of Absence
If you are not currently working in accounting or related industry and wish to suspend your membership for a period of one year or up to three years per lifetime of your membership, please contact the IPA office on 1800 625 625.
Retirement
If you are retired from accounting or related industry, you may be able to change your membership type to a Retired membership. To make this change, please contact the IPA office on 1800 625 625.
Joint Membership
The IPA is pleased to advise that there is an offer for
(i) a discounted joint membership rate to current CA ANZ or CPA Australia members and
(ii) a discounted joint Professional Practice Certificate (PPC) rate to current CA ANZ CPP holders or CPA Australia PPC holders.
If you are currently not on these rates and would like to apply for a discount on your renewal, please provide your current membership and practicing certificate (if applicable) evidence to your local IPA office.
If you are part of the Professional Standards Scheme of CA ANZ or CPA Australia, you must provide documentary evidence to be opted out of the IPA Professional Standards Scheme.
Auto Renew
By opting in for automatic renewal, you hereby authorise IPA on an automatic basis annually to:
1. Renew your IPA membership
2. Charge the applicable membership fees to the credit card details that have been retained securely with our payment gateway, SecurePay.
3. If your credit card details are due to expire, please update your credit card details via your member dashboard, or contact the IPA office on 1800 625 625 to provide correct and current details.
4. Automatic renewals will be processed on 11 June 2025.
5. If you do not wish to proceed with automatic renewal for an upcoming membership year, you must opt out no later than 31 May. To opt out, contact the IPA office on 1800 625 625, or email [email protected]
6. For every payment, the IPA will use the credit card details that are stored securely with SecurePay. It is the member's responsibility to ensure that the details IPA have stored are current and correct.
To update your credit card details please update your details via the Dashboard on the IPA website or contact your Divisional Office on 1800 625 625.
7. If payment of your membership fees are declined due to the card being cancelled, invalid, expired or having insufficient funds, the IPA will send members a notification via email.
If attempts to contact you for a valid credit card are unsuccessful, Auto Renew will be disabled, and you will receive your renewal notices and reminders via the IPA renewal process.
8. Change of membership type, i.e. changing to Retired status, you will need to notify the IPA by 31 May.
9. No refunds will be issued after 30 September, each financial year.
10. All notifications including Opt out of Auto Renew, and other options, are to be received by email to [email protected]
Statutory Obligations
By renewing my membership I agree to comply with the rules and standards outlined in the Statutory Obligations.
Terms and Conditions on The IPA Group Benevolent Fund
The IPA Group Benevolent Fund is a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation [charity registration number 1202088] located in the UK. The IPA Group Benevolent Fund has an independent Board of Trustees, and you can find out more about them on their website.
By opting in to the IPA Group Benevolent Fund, and contributing AUD20.00, you become a voting member. Read here for more information and on the terms and conditions about being a member of the IPA Group Benevolent Fund.
Auto-Renew Prize Terms & Conditions
To be eligible and automatically entered for the auto-renew prize, you must opt in to automatically renew your IPA Membership by 30 June, 2025.
You will not be eligible for the prize if you opt in to auto renew after 30 June, 2025.
The prize winners will be announced on Friday 14 July 2025.