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Terms and Conditions: No 2 month or optical waiting periods on extras (1 Oct – 30 Nov 2026)

  1. This promotion is only available:
    1. on new memberships who have not previously held Australian Unity hospital & extras health insurance cover within 90 days of joining;
    2. through either the Australian Unity call centre/website, Australian Unity Partnerships (phone and online portals) or aggregator or comparator call centre/website;
    3. between 1 Oct and 30 Nov 2026, where the policies purchased have a commencement date between 1 Oct and 30 Nov 2026
  2. This promotion is available to existing members with hospital only, adding extras cover to their policy or existing members with hospital and extras who upgrade their extras level of cover (waiting periods waived for higher benefits allowance only).
  3. This promotion is not available:
    1. to new members who purchase hospital only cover, extras only cover, Overseas Visitors Cover or Overseas Visitors Cover plus extras cover;
    2. to Australian Unity staff; or
    3. in conjunction with any other retail offer or promotion being run by Australian Unity at the same time except where those retail offers, or promotions are clearly expressed or communicated by Australian Unity to constitute or form part of a single offer.
  4. Nothwithstanding 3(c) above,this offer is available in conjunction with any weeks free offer that may be in market at the same time as this waiting period waiver offer.
  5. After satisfying the eligibility criteria above, Australian Unity will waive 6-month optical extras waiting periods and all 2-month extras waiting periods required to be served under extras covers which have been purchased as part of these Terms and Conditions . Unless specified by Australian Unity, all other waiting periods for all products still apply.
  6. Where a waiting period is waived as part of these Terms and Conditions, the yearly limits outlined in your cover still apply. If you are transferring from another fund, we’ll take into consideration the amount you’ve claimed in 2026 under your previous cover when we calculate your yearly limit for equivalent services under your new cover.
  7. Australian Unity reserves the right to update or withdraw this offer. Any changes will be published on our website and will apply only to policies purchased after the update date. Existing members who have already qualified for the offer will continue to receive the benefit as outlined.
  8. Australian Unity may request further information from any purchaser at its discretion in order to determine whether the purchaser is eligible for this promotion.