Membership

How to become a member

To join the RSL you must first complete an application form  and submit it to your nearest Sub-Branch.  There are two categories of membership, Ordinary and Social.

Ordinary Member

The following persons may apply for ordinary membership of the RSL:

• Any person who has served in any of the Australian Defence Forces in any theatre of conflict.
• Any person who has served for not less than six months in the Regular or Reserve Forces of the ADF, or of any country not an enemy of Australia. Shorter service can also qualify if discharge was honorable and for reasons beyond the individual’s control.
• Any Australian or allied citizen, who served with or in support, of the ADF or Allied Forces in a theatre of conflict.

Social Members

Any Member of the public may join as a Social Member of the Sub-Branch. Social Members may not hold an honorary office in any Sub-Branch nor may they vote at any Sub-Branch meeting, however they may be invited to speak at meetings on matters of a purely social nature .