Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment

Bulletin 3 - offer for a new enterprise agreement - issued 8 September 2025

I am pleased to advise that on 8 September 2025, I made an offer to settle the negotiations for a new Aboriginal Health Practitioner (AHP) enterprise agreement.

Your negotiators and this office have worked hard to negotiate a new agreement. I have considered the union’s claims and issues and I believe that this offer addresses the most important ones. It also contains a generous wage increase, which will be summarised below.

You can also find a detailed outline of the offer in the information sheet PDF (407.0 KB).

Summary of the offer

Salary increases of 3% per annum and improvements to the AHP classification structure

  • Annual salary increases of 3% over 4 years. The compounding effect of this salary increase would be an effective 12.55%.
  • Allowances will continue to be adjusted in line with the Darwin consumer price index (CPI) or by the 3% salary increase with no reduction to any current allowances.
  • The salary increases continue to be above the projected CPI.
  • Inclusion of a traineeship structure in the AHP classifications, which includes changes to the names for the classification designations.
  • Removal of the barriers to  progress through the AHP classification designations (i.e. the removal of the ‘transition’ classification).

Other improvements

  • Ambulance duty
  • Improved overtime and restrictive duty (on-call) payments
  • Excess travel time payments
  • A review of remote localities and their treatment in NTPS enterprise agreements
  • Collaborative development of a uniform that recognises the protected status of the AHP profession
  • Inclusion of relevant determinations and by-laws (long service leave) into the enterprise agreement
  • Clarification of the use of personal leave to cover medical attendance (for the employee or for accompanying members of the employee’s household)
  • Improved blood plasma donor leave
  • New organ donor leave
  • Improved leave to engage in voluntary emergency management activities
  • The agreement will contain a provision emphasising the importance of cultural safety in workplaces.

Have your say - your feedback is important

Should you wish provide feedback or make a suggestion, you can do so by emailing enquiries.ocpe@nt.gov.au.

More information

Regular updates in relation to the bargaining process will be posted on this website. Information on bargaining in general can be obtained on the Fair Work Commissioner website or you can call their information line on 1300 799 675.

Nicole Hurwood
Commissioner for Public Employment
8 September 2025