To get your relationship recognised, complete an Amendment of Personal Data Details - ADF (AD150) form. You can download this from the intranet Forms tab on the Defence Protected Network (DPN).
The 3 relationship types Defence recognises are:
- marriage
- registered relationship
- de facto relationship.
The approval process usually takes up to 14 days. You'll get an email advising you of the outcome.
Once approved, 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. will send it to the Defence Customer Service Centre for processing. Check PMKeyS Self Service to make sure your details are up to date.
Before you start
You can submit a 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. of your marriage or registered relationship certificate with your AD150. You won't need to submit any other documents to prove your relationship.
If you don't have a certificate, Defence may ask you to supply more information to confirm your relationship, such as:
- a joint rental agreement
- vehicle registration documents with both of you listed as drivers
- joint bank account statements
- a statutory declaration from you and your partner.
Your CO will have more information about the documents you will need to provide to confirm your relationship.
If you're in a de facto relationship, you'll need to supply an approved Recognition of a De Facto Relationship (AF084) form with your AD150 form. You can also download this from the intranet Forms tab on the Defence Protected Network (DPN). If you don’t have access to the DPN, you can also download it from My Forms on the ServiceConnect website.
Complete and submit your application
To get your relationship recognised:
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Open an AD150 form
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Select Marital status in the section Notification of change of circumstances
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Select the option that describes your new ‘marital status’ (example: Married, De Facto, Divorced) and the date it applies.
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If you’re in a registered relationship or in a de facto relationship, select Common-Law (De Facto) and the date it applies. For De Facto it’s the date your AF084 form was approved.
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If your partner normally lives with you, select 'resident family'. If they don't normally live with you, select 'non-resident family'
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Complete, attach your supporting documents and submit the form 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. .
Your approving authority may need to forward your application for higher-level approval if you don't currently live with your partner or have applied for recognition from an earlier date.
Defence may recognise your relationship from an earlier date if you have a good reason.
Once your relationship is recognised
You may need to change your categorisation if your partner is resident family.
You need to go to MyClearance – Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA) to inform AGSVA of your new relationship status.
You should also update your details through DHA Online services as this may affect your housing assistance.