To get benefits for your Your partner and child of you or your partner. Your family doesn’t have to live with you to be recognised family. , you need to add them as resident family.
If your family situation changes, you need to inform Defence. You can do this by completing the Amendment of Personal Data Details - ADF (AD150) form to:
You can download the AD150 from the intranet Forms tab on the Defence Protected Network (DPN).
Your benefits may change if you add or remove resident family.
Add resident family
If you want to add your partner as resident family, you must first make sure Defence recognises your relationship.
Add an accompanied resident family member
You need to inform Defence if:
- you have a child
- your partner moves in.
Gather your supporting documents. These should be Copies of documents certified as true copies of the originals by a person authorised to do so. This is a person authorised as a witness for statutory declarations under Statutory Declarations Regulations 1993 – Schedule 2. . Examples include:
- birth certificate
- marriage certificate
- relationship registration certificate
- approved de facto application (AF084)
- court documents showing you are caring permanently for a child.
To add an accompanied resident family member:
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Open an AD150 form
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Select Family details in the Notification of change of circumstances section
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Select Add
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Answer questions about your resident family member
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Attach any supporting evidence
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Complete and submit to your Your Commanding Officer at Major (equivalent) or APS 6 and above. In some circumstances, you’ll need to get approval from your Service headquarters.
Add unaccompanied resident family
To add unaccompanied family, you need to talk to your administration area about making a request to your Service headquarters.
Remove resident family
You need to inform Defence if:
If your child who has turned 21 is still living with you, you may keep some benefits for them until they turn 25 if you add them as a recognised other person (ROP).
Removing resident family members may change what benefits you can get.
To remove a resident family member:
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Open an AD150 form
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Select Family details in the Notification of change of circumstances section
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Select Withdraw
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Complete and submit to your Your Commanding Officer at Major (equivalent) or APS 6 and above. In some circumstances, you’ll need to get approval from your Service headquarters.
Update resident family
You need to inform Defence if a resident family member's details change. This includes changes in work, schools or living arrangements.
To update details for a resident family member:
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Open an AD150 form
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Select Family details in the Notification of change of circumstances section
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Select Amend
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Complete and submit to your Your Commanding Officer at Major (equivalent) or APS 6 and above. In some circumstances, you’ll need to get approval from your Service headquarters.
If you’re part of a When you and your partner are both ADF members. , select “serving” if you and your partner are performing service in SERCATS 3 to 7. If you or your partner stop all forms of service as a SERCAT 2, select “not serving”.
Once you add, remove or update resident family
Check if you need to change your family's categorisation.
Check the PMKeyS Portal to make sure your details are up to date.
You need to inform the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA) of your change in circumstances. To do this, go to myClearance - Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (agsva.gov.au).
You should also update your details through DHA Online services as this may affect your housing assistance.