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Ballot passed FWC matter B2026/12 · result published 6 Feb 2026

  1. Ordered
  2. Voting
  3. Result
  4. Action reported
  5. Ended
  6. Agreement
Action not confirmed. A successful ballot only authorises action. We mark it as reported once a source says it happened.
Eligible voters28employees on the voter roll
Turnout–see the notice
Voted yes75–96%across the actions
Authorisation windowEndedabout 8 Mar 2026

Protected action has to start within 30 days of the result being declared, though the FWC can extend that.

What workers voted on

5 actions were put to the vote: 3 work bans, 1 clothing/badge action, 1 messaging action. All of them passed.

What was voted onYesNo% yes
1. Refuse to perform additional shifts when requested by CareFlight27196%✔ passed
2. Refusal to accept short notice shift/roster changes27196%✔ passed
3. Interrupting or stopping work to put on bargaining campaign clothing. Wearing or displaying stickers, badges, tee-shirts, newsletters and other ANMF enterprise bargaining campaign material and engaging with the public and media…27196%✔ passed
4. Interrupting and/or stopping work to write temporary messages about the EBA campaign on CareFlight communications (e.g. Email signature blocks)27196%✔ passed
5. Refusing to be involved in Medical Registrar training and development21775%✔ 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.

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