Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment

Bulletin 6 - Proposed Medical Officers Northern Territory Public Sector 2026 - 2029 Enterprise Agreement - issued 23 January 2026

The purpose of this bulletin is to distribute the proposed Medical Officers Northern Territory Public Sector 2026 - 2029 Enterprise Agreement for your consideration prior to casting your vote.  Read the proposed Agreement PDF (2.2 MB)

To assist you to understand the differences between your current agreement and the proposed new agreement, explanatory notes PDF (479.1 KB) highlighting the changes compared with the current agreement.

You should read these documents to understand the agreement you will be voting on when the ballot opens.  Printed copies of the proposed new agreement and explanatory notes will be available around workplaces for your information.

You can read the full details of the Improved Offer here PDF (357.3 KB).

Make Your Vote Count

Bulletin 5 contains information about the ballot process. The ballot opens on Friday 6 February 2026, and I encourage you to have your say by casting a vote.

The ballot process will be conducted online. You will receive an email to your email account details contained in myHR on Friday 6 February 2026. This email will be sent by Vero and will contain your unique login credentials to access the voting portal, along with steps on how to cast and submit your confidential electronic vote.

The ballot will be emailed to you using your email account details contained in myHR. If you won’t have access to your NTPS email during the ballot period or would prefer the electronic ballot to be sent to your private email account, please contact support@verovoting.com.au or call 1300 702 898 and provide your updated details as soon as possible.

If the majority of employees who vote, vote YES and the Fair Work Commission approve the agreement, it will replace the current agreement and pay increases will be backdated to 1 January 2026.

More information

Links to other relevant documents can be found here:

Please contact OCPE at enquiries.ocpe@nt.gov.au for any further information on materials referenced in the proposed agreement.

For further information on the proposed new agreement, the explanatory notes or the ballot process; or if you require assistance in reading, or understanding the agreement; or if you do not have access to these documents, please contact Danny Coombes, Senior Manager Employee Relations on 8922 7193 or Danny.Coombes@nt.gov.au, or; or OCPE on enquiries.ocpe@nt.gov.au or 08 8999 4282.

Regular updates in relation to the bargaining process will be posted on the OCPE webpage dedicated to Medical Officers (NTPS) Enterprise Agreement.

Tim McManus
Delegate for the Commissioner for Public Employment
23 January 2026