Eligibility

The persons who may be policy holders and/or be covered by a policy may be either a:

  • ‘qualified person’, or
  • ‘family member’ of a qualified person.

Qualified persons

Family members of a qualified person

ADF members

Current and former Permanent and Reserve members of the ADF. 

Defence civilians

Current and former employees of the Department of Defence and other Defence related departments.

Current and former employees of: 

  • Defence related agencies
  • Defence related authorities and companies, and
  • companies contracted to the Department of Defence and other Defence related departments

where the employee is or was involved in supplying goods or services to Defence.

Persons insured by Defence Health

Persons who were insured with Defence Health at 12 October 2007.

This includes:

  • partners and former partners
  • dependent children
  • parents
  • adult children and their partners and dependent children, and
  • brothers and sisters and their partners and dependent children.

A Defence related department is an entity which has a reporting obligation to, or is within the portfolio responsibility of the Minister for Defence or a Minister Assisting such Minister or a Parliamentary Secretary to either Minister.
A Defence related agency is as referred to in the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.
A Defence related authority or company is as referred to in the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997.

Defence Health is unable to insure other people and may ask you to confirm your eligibility. If you are unsure as to who may be covered by a policy, please call 1800 335 425.

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