Bulletin 6 - improved offer for a new Enterprise Agreement - issued November 2026

Following a series of constructive discussions with the Single Bargaining Unit (SBU), and the self-nominated bargaining representatives, and based on your consideration on my previous offer, I have made an improved ‘without prejudice’ offer to replace the 2022 – 2026 Territory Generation Enterprise Agreement, which expired on 15 July 2026.

I now consider this to be an acceptable offer to put to a vote of employees. In addition to the increased salaries and allowances proposed, these further improvements represent significant movement toward a number of the bargaining representatives claims.

They are being offered in a genuine attempt to settle these negotiations and to provide pay increases and new conditions as soon as possible to employees. In addition to my original offer the following key improvements are as follows:

Key improvements

Salary and allowances

Providing this offer is accepted when put to the vote, a total increase in salaries of 12%, or 12.55% compounding over 4 years, as follows:

• 3% (up from 2.75%) salary increase will be back payable from 16 July 2026 (on the basis the agreement is supported by this ballot), and
• 3% per annum (up from 2.75%) salary increases payable from the beginning of the first pay period on or after 16 July 2027, 2028 and 2029.

Attraction and retention payment – Alice Springs

The attraction and retention payment for Alice Springs based employees will increase from $1,000 pa, up to $3,500 pa over the life of the agreement.

Annualised allowance for 24/7 shift workers at Power Stations

An annualised allowance component of 57.4% for operators, senior operators and operator/maintainers covered by current group variation agreements.

Gas Type-B licence bonus

New Gasfitter Type-B licence bonus of $500 will be payable to eligible employees on obtaining their full licence, and for all licenced employees annually in August each year.

Overtime – senior technical coordinators

Senior technical coordinators (above the first pay point) will be eligible for overtime payments where they have worked their 265 additional hours within a calendar year, and there are exceptional circumstances approved by the CEO.

Consolidated disability allowance – technical coordinators

Technical coordinators will be eligible for Consolidated Disability Allowance (CDA) where working in extreme heat and dirty work environments and so on. The payment may be approved by the CEO on an intermittent basis, or on a regular fortnightly basis where the CDA requirements are met.

Excess recreation leave

Employees will be able accrue up to the maximum of 12 weeks recreation leave before being required to take leave (which may be deferred with CEO approval). This increases the previous maximum accrual threshold from 10 weeks.

Apprentices and graduates – job security

Apprentices may be appointed to an ongoing vacancy within the first 12 months of successful completion of their apprenticeship, which improves the current provision from 6 months.

Graduates will be offered a minimum of 12 months employment (increased from 6 months) on the successful completion of the Graduate Program.

Commitments from Territory Generation

In addition to the previous commitments made, Territory Generation have also reaffirmed improved commitments to:

• review the fatigue management policy and implement appropriate controls to ensure that shiftworkers are not required or permitted to work on all rostered days off, and receive at least one full free day from duty between roster cycles
• in addition to investigating the qualifications required by Operators, noting the Diploma of ESI is becoming difficult to access, streamline access to education and training opportunities.

I consider this to be a very reasonable and acceptable offer that positions Power and Water employees well, and responds to many of the SBU’s claims, which will deliver competitive wages and solid employment conditions over the next 4 years.

Read the full details of the further improved offer PDF (798.7 KB).

Next steps

So that employees can have access to these new terms and conditions of employment, including the back payment of salaries and allowances to 16 July 2026, I believe that it is now time to give you the opportunity to vote on the proposed agreement.

Online ballot process – your vote is confidential

On Friday 6 November 2026, you will be sent information regarding the proposed 2026 – 2030 Territory Generation Enterprise Agreement, including a link to the proposed agreement and an explanatory document highlighting the changes compared with your current agreement.

Hard copies of these documents will also be available throughout your workplace. This will provide you the opportunity to understand the offer and see what changes are proposed.

The ballot process will be conducted by Vero Engagement and Voting Solutions Pty Ltd (Vero). You will be sent an email link by Vero on Monday 16 November 2026, which will provide your unique login credentials and details about how to cast your confidential electronic vote.

The online 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.

Ballot timetable

The timetable for the ballot is:

The ballot count will be conducted at the Vero Voting office (5/100 Railway Road, Subiaco WA 6008). I will advise the ballot result via a bulletin and notice on the enterprise bargaining website for the Territory Generation Enterprise Agreement.

More information

Regular bargaining updates will be posted on the Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment website.

Nicole Hurwood
Commissioner for Public Employment
2 November 2026