Rejoining Fee Policy

It is a legal requirement to hold an ADAS certificate to work as a construction and other forms of diver in Australia. Failure to renew an ADAS licence under these circumstances results in divers being non-compliant with the law and deprives them of a means to demonstrate competence as an occupational diver.

ADAS requires applicants to apply for renewal of their ADAS licence by the date of expiry on the licence held. Failure to do so requires the diver to provide evidence of continued proficiency[1] (in the form of verified log book records of at least 20 dives in the preceding 24 months or a formal assessment of diving competency) at the level of the ADAS licence.

Applications received beyond the date of expiry of the ADAS licence are processed as follows:

 Applications received within 2 years after the date of expiry of the card will be renewed from the original date of expiry.

Applications received after 2 years from the original date of expiry of the card will incur a rejoining fee of $150. This fee is additional to the licence renewal fee. Renewal will provide 5 full years of certification from the date of issue of the renewed licence.

Note: After 2 years, inactive divers will be removed from the ADAS database. The rejoining fee caters for the administrative expenses involved in reinstating divers on the database, processing late applications, and verifying continued proficiency evidence.

This policy applies to all ADAS licences.

Criteria for Waiving Rejoining Fee

The rejoining fee ($150) may be waived at the discretion of the Processing Officer if the applicant fits one or more of the following circumstances:

1)       The applicant has had a medical condition which precludes him/her from undertaking diving work;

2)       The applicant has been unable to work due to circumstances outside of his/her control;

3)       The applicant has, for whatever reason, been a primary carer for a child or other relative and thus has been unable to work.