❓ Mr Zempilas asks about industrial agreements under negotiation by the WA State Government, including details on employees covered, negotiating parties, negotiation dates, and industrial action. The response provides a list of agreements being renegotiated, employee numbers, expiry dates, unions involved, and negotiation commencement dates, confirming no current industrial action.
AnsweredQoN 836Legislative Assembly
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(1) What industrial agreements are currently under negotiation by the State Government, Departments, Commissions or GTEs? (2) How many employees are covered by the agreement? (3) With whom is the government negotiating with? (4) On what date did negotiations begin? (5) On what date does the current agreement expire? (6) Are employees currently taking any protected industrial action: (a) If yes: (i) What is the industrial action; and (ii) What date did the industrial action commence?
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Answered
18 November 2025
Responded by
Minister for Industrial Relations
Response time
9 days
1-5) The Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety coordinates industrial agreement negotiations on behalf of the Minister for Industrial Relations for State Government departments and organisations in the State industrial relations jurisdiction.
Government Trading Enterprises (GTEs) are national system employers.
As of 24 October 2025, 39 public sector agreements have been renegotiated covering over 180,500 public sector employees. There are 13 industrial agreements applying to approximately 4,500 public sector employees currently being renegotiated, as per the table below.
Agreement
Employees
Expiry
Respondent Union
Commencement of negotiations (date claim received)
1
Western Australian Fire Services Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2023
1,249
8 June 2025
United Professional Firefighters Union
15 April 2025
2
Executive Transport Services Employees Agreement 2023
15
14 March 2025
Transport Workers Union
6 August 2025
3
WA Health System Engineering and Building Services Industrial Agreement 2023+
200
31 December 2024
Electrical Trade Union (ETU); Plumbers and Gasfitters Employees’ Union
(PGEU); Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union of Workers (CFMEU); The Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing & Kindred Industries Union of Workers (AMWU)
24 August 2024
4
Building and Engineering Trades (Government) General Agreement 2022*+
9
31 December 2024
ETU; PGEU; CFMMEU; AMWU
26 November 2024
5
Public Transport Authority Salaried Officers Agreement 2022*+
1,326
26 October 2024
Western Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union of Employees (ASU); Association of Professional Engineers Australia (APEA)
28 October 2024
6
WA Health System – Medical Practitioners (Clinical Academics) AMA Industrial Agreement 2022*
51
2 September 2024
Australian Medical Association
23 January 2025
7
Dental Health Services – Dental Officers – CSA Industrial Agreement 2022+
150
30 June 2024
CSA
28 February 2025
8
Dental Health Services – Dental Technicians – CSA Industrial Agreement 2022*+
22
19 March 2024
CSA
10 October 2024
9
Rangers (National Parks) General Agreement 2022*+
224
31 December 2023
United Workers Union
22 May 2024
10
Department of Justice – Registered Nurses and Enrolled (Mental Health) Nurses (ANF) Industrial Agreement 2020 (Wages Policy 2020)+
248
12 October 2022
Australian Nursing Federation
22 August 2025
11
Department of Parks and Wildlife – AWU Fire Service Provisions Agreement 2014ˆ
308
30 September 2016
Australian Workers Union
29 July 2025
12
Corruption and Crime Commission Industrial Agreement 2013 #
173
14 Jan 2016
CSA
31 July 2024
13
Western Australian Police School Traffic Wardens Agreement 2011 #
546
1 April 2014
CSA
14 March 2025
Notes:
* - Agreements with offers made and under consideration
+ - Administrative wage increases applied in recognition of complex bargaining processes
ˆ - Conditions-only agreement (wages derived from other instruments)
# - Wage rises and relevant conditions under the Public Sector CSA Agreement flow to these employees automatically under the terms of their agreements.
6) No.
Government Trading Enterprises (GTEs) are national system employers.
As of 24 October 2025, 39 public sector agreements have been renegotiated covering over 180,500 public sector employees. There are 13 industrial agreements applying to approximately 4,500 public sector employees currently being renegotiated, as per the table below.
Agreement
Employees
Expiry
Respondent Union
Commencement of negotiations (date claim received)
1
Western Australian Fire Services Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2023
1,249
8 June 2025
United Professional Firefighters Union
15 April 2025
2
Executive Transport Services Employees Agreement 2023
15
14 March 2025
Transport Workers Union
6 August 2025
3
WA Health System Engineering and Building Services Industrial Agreement 2023+
200
31 December 2024
Electrical Trade Union (ETU); Plumbers and Gasfitters Employees’ Union
(PGEU); Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union of Workers (CFMEU); The Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing & Kindred Industries Union of Workers (AMWU)
24 August 2024
4
Building and Engineering Trades (Government) General Agreement 2022*+
9
31 December 2024
ETU; PGEU; CFMMEU; AMWU
26 November 2024
5
Public Transport Authority Salaried Officers Agreement 2022*+
1,326
26 October 2024
Western Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union of Employees (ASU); Association of Professional Engineers Australia (APEA)
28 October 2024
6
WA Health System – Medical Practitioners (Clinical Academics) AMA Industrial Agreement 2022*
51
2 September 2024
Australian Medical Association
23 January 2025
7
Dental Health Services – Dental Officers – CSA Industrial Agreement 2022+
150
30 June 2024
CSA
28 February 2025
8
Dental Health Services – Dental Technicians – CSA Industrial Agreement 2022*+
22
19 March 2024
CSA
10 October 2024
9
Rangers (National Parks) General Agreement 2022*+
224
31 December 2023
United Workers Union
22 May 2024
10
Department of Justice – Registered Nurses and Enrolled (Mental Health) Nurses (ANF) Industrial Agreement 2020 (Wages Policy 2020)+
248
12 October 2022
Australian Nursing Federation
22 August 2025
11
Department of Parks and Wildlife – AWU Fire Service Provisions Agreement 2014ˆ
308
30 September 2016
Australian Workers Union
29 July 2025
12
Corruption and Crime Commission Industrial Agreement 2013 #
173
14 Jan 2016
CSA
31 July 2024
13
Western Australian Police School Traffic Wardens Agreement 2011 #
546
1 April 2014
CSA
14 March 2025
Notes:
* - Agreements with offers made and under consideration
+ - Administrative wage increases applied in recognition of complex bargaining processes
ˆ - Conditions-only agreement (wages derived from other instruments)
# - Wage rises and relevant conditions under the Public Sector CSA Agreement flow to these employees automatically under the terms of their agreements.
6) No.
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