The employee ballot for the proposed Visiting Medical Officer Employees’ (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (No. 2) 2026 (VMO2) closed at 5pm, Sunday 23 August 2026.
The ballot was successful and the independent ballot provider, GoVote, declared a valid majority of employees who participated, voted in favour of the proposed agreement.
Key features of VMO2
VMO2 proposes a minimum 8.5% wage increase (up to a maximum of 10.5%) over the life of the agreement, in line with the Public Sector Wages Policy, with backpay to 1 July 2026.
The agreement also offers a one-off 3% increase to Professional Development Allowance rates and expansion of a Clinical Managers Allowance and Medical Managers Allowance for eligible VMOs.
Key documents
- Proposed VMO2 draft agreement [PDF 907.99 KB]
- Proposed VMO2 agreement summary [PDF 244.39 KB]
- Proposed VMO2 information session video — video transcript [PDF 312.92 KB]
- Proposed VMO2 information session PPT slides only [PDF 1568.19 KB]
- Proposed VMO2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) [PDF 377.85 KB]
- Proposed VMO2 wages table [PDF 80.99 KB]
- CUA effect of terms [PDF 378.12 KB]
- CUA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) [PDF 2975.58 KB]
- VMO2 ballot contact officers list [PDF 178.85 KB]
- VMO2 GoVote ballot information [PDF 87.03 KB]
Next steps
Queensland Health will soon apply for the agreement to be certified in the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (QIRC).
The Visiting Medical Officer Employees’ (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (No. 1) 2023 (VMO1) will be terminated following certification of VMO2 via Form 50 Notice of Intention to Terminate [PDF 251.65 KB].
VMO2 will come into effect and replace the existing agreement as soon as certification has been received. VMO1 employment conditions will continue to apply until then.