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The Member's Union

Simple idea: members deserve clear information before they vote.
This page explains why some members are asking for transparency about the offer and the process.

What this is

A member-led request for clarity and accountability.

What this is not

Not a smear. Not factions. Just good governance.

What members want

Full info: what was promised, what’s delivered, and why.

Context

Why questions are being raised

Some members believe the current offer does not match what was presented during the PSA Change campaign or the “log of claims” as members understood it.

That’s why people are asking for clear answers — before any ballot outcome is locked in.

SGM request

What members are doing now

Using the union rules

Members are using the union rules to request a Special General Meeting (SGM) so questions can be reviewed openly and lawfully.

Collecting signatures

Signatures are from current, financial PSA members only.

Submitting together

People are coordinating to consolidate pages so the requisition is progressed under the rules.

Download the SGM requisition template

Below is the list of commitments that PSA has stated so far for the ongoing Enterprise Bargaining.

Commitments

Commitments members want accounted for

People are asking for a simple, fair summary: what was delivered, what wasn’t, and why.

  1. Improved classification streams and new increments across OPS, ASO, CO and PO classifications.
  2. OPS1 to be trainee-only, with new increments for OPS2 and OPS3.
  3. New increments for CO3, PO3, ASO2, ASO3 and ASO6.
  4. Automatic progression from CO2 to CO3 on completion of Certificate IV.
  5. Operational Supervisor classification at CO5 (not CO4).
  6. Separate enterprise agreement for Correctional Officers and ICU.
  7. Up to 20% wage increase in the first 12 months, backdated to October 2024.
  8. Conversion to permanency clause.
  9. Six weeks annual leave for seven-day roster workers.
  10. Saturday penalties at 175% and Sunday penalties at 200%.
  11. Additional paid leave for regional employees.
  12. Regional incentives allowance.
  13. Paid parental leave reforms.
  14. Two weeks paid partner leave.
  15. Reproductive leave.
  16. Seven days paid wellbeing leave for specified agencies.
  17. 20% Officer-in-Charge allowance.
  18. Improved on-call and recall provisions (annualised allowance).
  19. Health-site parking caps or free public transport access.
  20. Reduction of membership fees, funded by significantly cutting the General Secretary’s wage.
  21. A formal offer received within a reasonable timeframe before the ballot opens.

This list is included so members can judge outcomes against commitments, in plain sight.

SGM requisition

SGM requisition — the short version

How the Member's Requisition for a Special General Meeting process works.

Before it’s submitted
  • 100 current, financial PSA members must sign a written requisition.
  • Signatures can be collected on multiple copies and pooled together.
  • Each signature must be genuine and signed by the member themselves.
After it’s submitted
  • Once lodged, PSA must call a Special General Meeting (SGM).
  • The SGM exists so members—not Council—decide what happens next.
  • 30 members attending = quorum, so decisions can be made.
If PSA or Council don’t cooperate
  • A valid requisition cannot be ignored under the rules.
  • If PSA delays or refuses, members can convene the SGM themselves.
  • Decisions made at a properly convened SGM still stand.
What PSA / Council are required to do
  • Recognise the requisition as valid if it meets the rules.
  • Notify members and convene the SGM.
  • Put the issue to members, not decide it internally.
What members can decide
  • Rescind (undo) a Council or Executive decision.
  • Require a ballot of the wider membership.
  • Direct Council to take or stop an action.
  • Remove or censure officials, if stated in the requisition.

Bottom line: This is the formal way members take control when they’re not being heard.

The member's call

Take action now

Download the SGM requisition template

Share

Send the template to colleagues you trust.

Sign

Collect signatures from current PSA members only.

Coordinate

Combine pages with other members you may be in touch with so you can submit collectively.

This is how members exercise democratic rights inside their union calmly, lawfully, and collectively.