Better health and ageing for all Australians

Manufacturers and Suppliers

Manufacturers and suppliers wishing to provide hearing devices to eligible clients of the Australian Government Hearing Services Program (the Program) need to enter into a contract with the Office of Hearing Services (the Office). They must also seek approval of their devices and be registered with the Office.

The contract that manufacturers and suppliers must sign is known as the Deed of Standing Offer and it sets out the specifications and conditions for the provision of hearing devices to clients in the Program. There are three schedules to the Deed of Standing Offer and they detail:

If you would like to view the Deed of Standing Offer, please refer to the links below:

The PDF Version of the Deed of Standing Offer (PDF 133 KB)
The Word Version of the Deed of Standing Offer (Word 261 KB)

Please read further for other pages that may be of assistance:

Manufacturer and Supplier Contact List
A list of contact details of all current manufacturers and suppliers who are contracted to supply hearing devices to eligible clients in the Program.

How to add, remove and migrate devices
This page details on how to add or remove a hearing device to the approved device schedule or to migrate a hearing device from the Top-Up list to the Free to Client list.

How to become a registered manufacturer
Registration is the first step you need to take if you would like to supply hearing devices to eligible voucher-clients of the Australian Government Hearing Services Program (the Program).


Read more: Legislation and other documents

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