The Police Association offers its members a range of services and member benefits including legal assistance.

When the need arises our members receive

• Welfare assistance
• Family benefits
• Hospitalisation service
• Free basic will service

Additionally, members receive:

• Sporting awards
• Sporting sponsorship

Legal Assistance

By arrangement with our panel of solicitors, the Police Association can arrange for members to receive free initial advice on any legal matter and the provision of legal services by those solicitors at a reduced rate plus the full cost of any disbursements.
The Association has a financial legal assistance scheme which may provide legal assistance to members, dependents and associate members in accordance with the conditions of the scheme.

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Family Benefits

The Executive is empowered to make payments from the funds of the Association to widows or nominees and dependent children of deceased life and financial members as well as dependent children under 18 years following the death of an ordinary/life member's legal spouse as follows:

1.  The widow, widower or nominee of an ordinary/life member shall be paid $5,000.
2.  An amount of $10,000 is paid for each dependent child under the age of 18 years. It is administered at the discretion of the Executive whose decision is final and binding.
3. An ordinary/life member shall be paid $5,000 upon the death of the legal spouse.
4.  An ordinary/life member, upon the death of a dependent child under 18 years, shall receive funeral costs to a maximum of $3,000 on each occasion.
5.  Upon being advised of an Associate member's death, the Association shall provide a floral tribute or donation to a nominated charity.

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Hospitalisation Service

For members who are hospitalised, the Association provides, free of charge, television sets for the length of their hospitalisation. This benefit does not extend to hire charges for pay TV services Optus and Foxtel.

Sydney Metropolitan Police must arrange TV hire through the Association office. Country Police should contact their local Branch Administrator.

This service is also offered to Associate members. Branch officials or member's families should contact the Association office who will then make the necessary arrangements.

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Awards

Association sporting achievement awards
(i) An Association award in the form of a perpetual trophy is provided for annual presentation in each of the international sports, as recognised by the NSW Police Council of Sport, or as determined by the Executive.
(ii) All police representative sports teams or individuals competing as a representative of the NSW Police in internationally recognised sports and/or touring interstate or overseas, are provided, upon application, with an appropriate item of clothing identifying the Police Association of NSW.

(iii) Association sponsorship of a police sporting event to a limit of:

            Intrastate — up to $200 in PANSW merchandise

            Interstate — up to $500 in PANSW merchandise

            International — up to $1,000 in PANSW merchandise

Police Association scholarships
The Association annually awards scholarships to members’ children to assist them to complete courses of tertiary education at university or College of Advanced Education. The scholarships are for upto three years and are awarded on the results of the Higher School Certificate: the achievement of a UAI of 75.00 or above.

Police Association awards
The Association donates prizes to various courses conducted at the Police College and external studies as follows:

(i)                 A trophy to the first place getter in each intake of the Constables’ Education Program,

(ii)               A trophy to the first place getter in each intake of the Constables’ Development Program,

(iii)             A trophy to the first place getter in each intake of the Advanced Diploma in Police management,

(iv)              A trophy to the first place getter in each intake of the Detectives’ Education Program,

(v)                To the winners of the Association awards in the Constables’ Education Program, Constables’ Development Program, Advanced Diploma in Police Management and Detectives’ Education Program, a commitment to grant a scholarship of $1,000 to be paid in equal amounts over the duration of an approved course.

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Welfare Assistance Scheme

Financial members of the Association may receive financial assistance in the following circumstances:

• A member on sick leave who is not receiving any pay from NSW Police. The Executive at its discretion shall be empowered to make payments to compensate for loss of salary.
• An amount decided by the Executive to a financial member who is in extreme financial difficulty as a result of an accident, injury or illness to himself/herself or his/her dependents, or as a result of her confinement due to pregnancy, or who has suffered a loss of, or been deprived of the use of his/her home and/or personal effects in circumstances beyond his/her control and who is in need of immediate short term aid.
•  An amount decided by the Executive is paid to a member's dependents who are in extreme financial difficulty and who have suffered the loss of, or been deprived of the use of their home/personal effects through circumstances beyond their control and who are in need of immediate short term aid.

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Free Basic Will Service

Everyone over the age of 18 should have a will. This is the only way of ensuring that your assets are distributed the way you plan. If you die without a will your estate must be divided according to the law, regardless of how much hardship and distress this may cause your family or intended beneficiaries. You owe it to yourself and your family to have a will that is up-to-date and that provides adequate protection for them.

A will requires careful planning and should be professionally drawn up and it should be renewed from time to time if circumstances in your life change.

As a financial ordinary member of the Police Association a free basic will service is available through our panel of solicitors. Should you wish to utilise this service, contact the Administrative Services division for a letter of introduction to our panel solicitors.

Please email wills@pansw.org.au with the following details:

• Name
• Registered Number
• Home address
• Contact number:
• Solicitor preference.

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