Membership classification to the NZSSA is:

ORDINARY MEMBER
An ORDINARY MEMBER shall be a permanent employee of a Sterile Services department administered by Private Hospitals, Clinics or District Health Boards and who has paid the annual subscription.

ASSOCIATE MEMBER
An ASSOCIATE MEMBER is any member or employee of a body, organisation or company that is directly engaged in some aspect of sterilisation but who is not currently employed in a Sterile Services department and who has paid the annual subscription.

HONORARY MEMBER
An HONORARY MEMBER is any person who, by unanimous vote of the National Executive, has been elected an Honorary member by virtue of the fact that their membership will add prestige to the Association.

LIFE MEMBER
A LIFE MEMBER is any person who, by unanimous vote, has been elected such by the National Executive in recognition of services rendered to the Association or its Objectives or who made an outstanding contribution to the practice of sterilisation.

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
Application for membership shall be submitted to the National Treasurer in writing on the appropriate form. Membership of the Association shall be effective upon approval of a completed form and receipt of the specified subscription.

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MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL

Until now, June 09, membership renewal has been based around the Associations financial year
ending August 31.
Increasing numbers are joining the NZSSA mid year in order to enrol with the Open Polytechnic.
These individuals will not be asked to renew their membership for another 15 to 18 months.
To ensure that all members renew their membership every 12 months the Executive has agreed
that renewal will now be due 12 months from the date of the previous payment.
This change from financial year to anniversary date ensures that all members remain so for 12
months only. Existing anomalies, as outlined above, will disappear.
From now on renewal notices will be mailed on a monthly basis.
Please direct any questions you may have to the Treasurer.