In the making of Queensland Public Health Sector Certified Agreement (No. 12) 2025 [2025] QIRC 367 (23 December 2025)

Industrial Relations Act 2016 (Qld) s 171, s 189, s 227, s 228, ch 4, pt 5, div 2, sub-divs 2 and 3

Mr M McGlone, Ms C Ratanatray and Ms A Ferrett on behalf of the State of Queensland (Queensland Health).

Mr B Watson on behalf of the Australian Workers' Union of Employees, Queensland.

Mr A Nash on behalf of the United Workers' Union, Industrial Union of Employees, Queensland.

Mr M Thomas on behalf of Together Queensland, Industrial Union of Employees.

• [1] On 15 December 2025, the State of Queensland (Queensland Health) ('the Applicant') applied, pursuant to s 189 of the of the Industrial Relations Act 2016 (Qld) ('the Act') to certify the Queensland Public Health Sector Certified Agreement (No. 12) 2025 ('the Agreement').
• [2] The requirement imposed by s 189(3) of the Act has been met, as the application was made within 21 days of the date on which the agreement was made.
• [3] The named parties to the Agreement are:
  • The State of Queensland (Queensland Health)
  • Health and Wellbeing Queensland
  • Office of the Health Ombudsman
  • Queensland Mental Health Commission
  • Forensic Science Queensland
  • Queensland Pharmacy Business Ownership Council
  • Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union of Employees, Queensland
  • The Australian Workers' Union of Employees, Queensland
  • Together Queensland, Industrial Union of Employees, Queensland
  • Transport Workers' Union of Australia, Union of Employees (Queensland Branch)
  • United Workers' Union, Industrial Union of Employees, Queensland
• [4] The Agreement is signed by all parties.
• [5] Having regard to the submissions made by the parties who appeared at hearing today,[1] (and noting that the parties excused from attendance at hearing endorse the certification of the Agreement), and to the affidavit of Alarna Lane-Mullins, Chief Human Resources Officer, Queensland Health, filed 15 December 2025:
  • I am satisfied of each relevant requirement in ch 4, pt 5, div 2, sub-div 2 of the Act; and
  • There is nothing in the Agreement which would require me to refuse to grant the application under ch 4, pt 5, div 2, sub-div 3 of the Act.
• [6] The application to certify the Queensland Public Health Sector Certified Agreement (No. 12) 2025 is granted.
• [7] The Queensland Public Health Sector Certified Agreement (No. 12) 2025 operates from the day it is certified, namely 23 December 2025.
• [8] While the nominal expiry date of the Queensland Public Health Sector Certified Agreement (No. 12) 2025 is 31 August 2028, it continues in operation until it is terminated pursuant to s 227 or s 228 of the Act.
• [9] I order accordingly.

The Queensland Public Health Sector Certified Agreement (No. 12) 2025 is certified.

[1] I note correspondence was received from the Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union of Employees on 19 December 2025 advising they sought to be excused from attendance at Hearing but were supportive of the application to certify the new Agreement. The Pharmacy Business Ownership Council advised the Commission by way of email correspondence on 18 December 2025 that they sought to be excused from attendance at the Hearing but were supportive of the application to certify the new Agreement. The Office of the Health Ombudsman advised on 17 December 2025 that they were supportive of the certification of the new Agreement and sought to be excused from attendance at Hearing. Health and Wellbeing Queensland advised on the same day that they were supportive of the application to certify and sought to be excused from attendance at the Hearing. The Transport Workers' Union of Australia, Queensland Branch advised by way of correspondence on 16 December 2025 that they sought to be excused from Hearing but were supportive of the certification application.