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Current awards and agreements

The primary terms and conditions of employment for the majority of Queensland Health employees are prescribed by awards and agreements.

While the awards are made by the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (QIRC), agreements are negotiated by Queensland Health and representatives for Queensland Health's employees. Following approval by the employees covered by the proposed agreement (through a ballot process), the agreements are certified by the QIRC.

Queensland Health has seven major agreements that prescribe rates of wages and salaries, and other employment conditions of employees (other than executive service staff and senior officers).

The following awards and agreements apply to Queensland Health employees:

AwardAgreement Employees covered
Building, Engineering and Maintenance Services Employees (Queensland Government) Award – State 2016 

Queensland Health Building, Engineering & Maintenance Services Certified Agreement (No.8) 2022

Certified: 15 June 2023
Nominal expiry: 31 August 2025

  Trades-related employees previously covered by the Building Trades Public Sector Award – State 2016 or the Engineering Award – State 2016
Health Practitioners and Dental Officers (Queensland Health) Award – State 2015   

Health Practitioners and Dental Officers (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (No.4) 2022

Certified: 26 May 2023
Nominal expiry: 16 October 2025

 

Health practitioners and dental officers - no change as modern award already operating

Hospital and Health Services General Employees (Queensland Health) Award – State 2015  

Queensland Public Health Sector Certified Agreement (No. 11) 2022

Certified: 26 May 2023
Nominal expiry: 31 August 2025

 

Administration, professional, technical and operational officers previously covered by the District Health Services Employees Award – State 2012

 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (No. 1) 2019

Certified: 13 August 2020
Nominal expiry: 31 August 2022

 

This is a new Agreement for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce in the following eligible roles:

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health workers
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander hospital liaison officers.
Medical Officers (Queensland Health) Award – State 2015   

Medical Officers’ (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (No.6) 2022

Certified: 2 June 2023
Nominal expiry: 30 June 2025

  Resident medical officers, senior medical officers, medical superintendent with private practice and medical officer with private practice – no change as modern award already operating
Nurses and Midwives (Queensland Health) Award – State 2015   

Nurses and Midwives (Queensland Health and Department of Education) Certified Agreement (EB11) 2022

Certified: 7 December 2022
Nominal expiry: 31 March 2025

  Nursing and midwifery grade employees – no change as modern award already operating
Queensland Public Service Officers and Other Employees Award – State 2015   

Queensland Public Health Sector Certified Agreement (No.11) 2022

Certified: 26 May 2023
Nominal expiry: 31 August 2025

  Administration, professional, technical and operational officers previously covered by the Public Service Award – State 2012


Orders of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission

Further information

Last updated: 14 June 2023