Australian Energy Market Operator Limited
Ballot passed FWC matter B2026/1095 · result published 18 Sept 2026
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Action not confirmed. A successful ballot only authorises action. We mark it as reported once a source says it happened.
Eligible voters110employees on the voter roll
Turnout–see the notice
Voted yes91–98%across the actions
Authorisation windowEndedabout 18 Oct 2026
Protected action has to start within 30 days of the result being declared, though the FWC can extend that.
What workers voted on
30 actions were put to the vote: 4 stoppages, 26 work bans. All of them passed.
What was voted onYesNo% yes
1. Stoppages of work, including consecutive stoppages of work, for 15 minutes in duration90496%✔ passed
2. Stoppages of work, including consecutive stoppages of work, for 1 hour in duration89595%✔ passed
3. Stoppages of work, including consecutive stoppages of work, for 4 hours in duration89595%✔ passed
4. Stoppages of work, including consecutive stoppages of work, for 24 hours in duration88694%✔ passed
5. A ban on attending internal meetings, including daily operational briefings, planning meetings and project meetings90496%✔ passed
6. A ban on responding to or taking action in relation to non-urgent external communications with participants, including general enquiries, administrative questions, non-urgent clarifications and external emails92298%✔ passed
7. A ban on answering or making phone calls to external participants without advising at the start of the call that workers are currently undertaking Protected Industrial Action90496%✔ passed
8. A ban on issuing market notices without including advice that workers are currently undertaking Protected Industrial Action91397%✔ passed
9. A ban on sending emails without including a preface that workers are currently undertaking Protected Industrial Action90496%✔ passed
10. A ban on completing timesheets92298%✔ passed
11. A ban on attributing time or costs to projects92298%✔ passed
12. A ban on providing permission to proceed for network outages86891%✔ passed
13. A ban on providing permission to restore for network outages, unless required to address or prevent a system security or reliability issue88694%✔ passed
14. A ban on assessing or processing planned work involving in-service protection or communications elements88694%✔ passed
15. A ban on assessing or processing planned transmission element outages where there are no system constraints89496%✔ passed
16. A ban on publication of the daily report for 12 hours90496%✔ passed
17. A ban on publication of the daily report for 24 hours88694%✔ passed
18. A ban on publication of the daily report indefinitely88694%✔ passed
19. A ban on conducting generator commissioning tests87793%✔ passed
20. A ban on responding to or actioning commissioning test requests86891%✔ passed
21. A ban on attending commissioning test oversight activities, including load rejection tests and RERT tests88694%✔ passed
22. A ban on conducting software integration testing90496%✔ passed
23. A ban on responding to participant enquiries beyond statutory minimum requirements90397%✔ passed
24. A ban on approving and reviewing change requests89595%✔ passed
25. A ban on approving or actioning software change pull requests89595%✔ passed
26. A ban on completing software change pull requests89595%✔ passed
27. A ban on providing IT support other than to critical EMS/SCADA90496%✔ passed
28. A ban on reviewing and approving customer connection enquiries91397%✔ passed
29. A ban on providing facility releases89595%✔ passed
30. A ban on using personal devices for accessing work-related systems, including email, messaging and account authentication89595%✔ passed
The wording above is shortened from the notice's questions: introductory phrases are removed, and the action, what's affected, how long and any exclusions are kept. A question passes if more than half of the valid votes were yes.