How does ADAS determine its fees?
ADAS, as a non-core government program, was required by the Commonwealth to be funded on a user basis i.e. by those who receive the benefit from its highly credible national certification and global recognition and portability. In 2003, ADAS was separated out for directy government administration under the direction of an indepenedent industry Board of Directors. ADAS receives no government funding and is totally dependent for its operations on the income derived from certification fees. The Board uses the Scheme’s income solely to provide services to divers and to the diving community that uses those divers. The responsibilities and workload of the ADAS National Office staff have increased exponentially as a result of increased external demands. As a result of these additional responsibilities and demands, the ADAS Board determined that a raise in fees in October 2007 was necessary to allow the effective and efficient functioning of the Scheme, to meet the increased demands and costs
