In accordance with s236 of the Industrial Relations Act 2016, your union has given the Department formal notice that the following Protected Industrial Action for stage one starts on 3 August 2026.

The notified actions for Stage one are:

• Activating "out of office" replies (internal and/or external) with union campaign messages
• Updating email signatures with union messages and images
• Displaying signage — internal and external — with union materials
• Wearing campaign clothing and stickers
• A work ban on reporting on protected action being undertaken
• A work ban on performing duties not being done due to protected action

Resources for Stage One: 

Resources	Child Safety
Posters
Out of Office Email
Signature Blocks

 

In accordance with s236 of the Industrial Relations Act 2016, your union has given the Department formal notice that the following Protected Industrial Action for Stage Two starts on Monday 17 August 2026.  

The Stage One actions remain in effect alongside these new bans.

The notified actions for Stage Two are for both departments:

• A work ban on logbook and fuel reconciliation;
  • For clarity, this is a ban on completing logbooks; it is also a ban on completing fuel reconciliation. Staff still need to use LBM and UMS.
• A work ban on completing Additional Child Care Subsidy Letters.
• A work ban on monitoring monthly financial records, including VAT reporting;
• A work ban on responding to Ministerial requests, including complaints via MINCOR;
• A work ban on writing or providing input to briefing notes;
• A work ban on responding to requests for data and insights;
• A work ban on closing or accepting closure of incidents in Service Now;
• A work ban on completing or reviewing Service Response Plans, CHART or ERIC;
• A work ban on submitting or completing PCR forms.

• A work ban on submitting or completing Child Permanency Review (CPR) forms.

  • Note: This action was notified to start on Friday, 21 August 2026.

• A work ban on attending internal meetings, events and briefings in person, via video or by phone conference; this includes: 

For clarity, the meetings ban for DFSDSCS is confined to non-client, administrative meetings. It applies to:

1. Team meetings;

2. all-of-office meetings; and

3. Regional Director and Regional Executive Director briefings. 

The meetings ban does not apply to any client-related consultation or decision-making process. Without limitation, it does not apply to:

1. professional supervision or line management supervision;

2. practice panels;

3. internal case consultations;

4. legal consultations;

5. family-led decision-making meetings;

6. standards of care consultations; or

7. Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) team meetings.

• A work ban on completing Unify forms for Case Plans, PSNAs or CSNAs

For clarity on this action, Case Plans, PSNAs and CSNAs are still conducted, but would be uploaded to case notes on Unify, not by using the relevant Unify Forms. 

• Email Template - to notify that you are not attending meetings, events or briefings. (As an Outlook Template, this should load on outlook ready to send for you)

In accordance with s236 of the Industrial Relations Act 2016, Together Queensland, Industrial Union of Employees (TQIUE) gives notice of further Protected Industrial Action to commence from the dates listed below in the respective table.

In accordance with s236 of the Industrial Relations Act 2016, Together Queensland, Industrial Union of Employees (TQIUE) gives notice of further Protected Industrial Action to commence from the dates listed below in the respective table.

The Stage One, Two and Three actions remain in effect alongside these new bans.

The Departments cancelled bargaining and referred the dispute to the QIRC. There is still no offer on the table. These bans focus on two things: workloads that were never safe, and admin that exists to feed the system rather than support children and young people.

Resources for Stage 4

• Email Template: reallocating new or transferred cases to your Service Centre Manager, RD or RED
• Email Template: advising clients and stakeholders of reallocated work

Important to note: No ban applies where a child or young person is in immediate danger, or an emergent situation as defined by the member taking the action. If you're unsure, use your judgement to keep children and young people safe first, then get in touch with your union, union delegate or by email at your.union@together.org.au

In accordance with s236 of the Industrial Relations Act 2016, your union has given the Department formal notice that the following Protected Industrial Action for stage one starts on 3 August 2026.

The notified actions for Stage one are:

• Activating "out of office" replies (internal and/or external) with union campaign messages
• Updating email signatures with union messages and images
• Displaying signage — internal and external — with union materials
• Wearing campaign clothing and stickers
• A work ban on reporting on protected action being undertaken
• A work ban on performing duties not being done due to protected action

Resources for Stage One: 

Resources	Youth Justice
Posters
Out of Office Email
Signature Blocks

 

In accordance with s236 of the Industrial Relations Act 2016, your union has given the Department formal notice that the following Protected Industrial Action for Stage Two starts on Monday 17 August 2026.  

The Stage One actions remain in effect alongside these new bans.

The notified actions for Stage Two are for both departments:

• A work ban on responding to Ministerial requests, including complaints via MINCOR;
• A work ban on writing or providing input to briefing notes;
• A work ban on responding to requests for data and insights;
• A work ban on closing or accepting closure of incidents in Service Now;
• A work ban on attending internal meetings, events and briefings, in person, video or phone conference;

• Email Template - to notify that you are not attending meetings, events or briefings. (As an Outlook Template, this should load on outlook ready to send for you)

In accordance with s236 of the Industrial Relations Act 2016, Together Queensland, Industrial Union of Employees (TQIUE) gives notice of further Protected Industrial Action to commence from the dates listed below in the respective table.

In accordance with s236 of the Industrial Relations Act 2016, Together Queensland, Industrial Union of Employees (TQIUE) gives notice of further Protected Industrial Action to commence from the dates listed below in the respective table.

The Stage One, Two and Three actions remain in effect alongside these bans, except those listed under Suspended Actions.

The Department of Youth Justice told members it would stop paying them if they kept taking some of their protected action bans.

That's a pressure tactic. It's designed to split members up, so each worker has to weigh up their pay on their own.

The Department doesn't threaten pay over bans that aren't working. It did this because Youth Justice members are strong, organised, and the action was biting.

What your steering committee has decided:

Union members are taking that lever off the table. The bans below are suspended in Youth Justice.

This isn't backing down. It's taking back your power. The Department doesn't get to decide how Youth Justice members apply pressure. Members do.

The following actions are suspended for now:

• A work ban on completing Unify forms for Case plans, PSNAs or CSNAs;
• A work ban on completing or reviewing Service Response Plans, CHART or ERIC;
• Not completing or writing affidavits unless a court directs it:
  1. formal warning letter
  2. complaints (summons and warrants)
  3. Variations
  4. discharges and re-sentences in the interest of justice
  5. Compliance summaries.
• Not completing documentation/briefing notes for or attending MAC-P meetings (Youth Justice Only):
  1. Members will not prepare documents or briefings for, attend, or complete any documentation or forms for Multi-Agency Case Panel meetings.
• Not closing cases on Unify (Youth Justice Only).
• A work ban on monitoring monthly financial records, including VAT reporting;
• A ban on collecting or providing statistics or data, submitting, or completing forms, workforce reporting and monitoring and responding to requests for data and insights.
  1. Building or preparing budgets, including financial factoring activities, or using SAS/SAP or variance reports.
• A ban on entering, copying or reformatting information already held in departmental systems, spreadsheets, trackers, registers or templates, including separate DDG critical incident template.
• A ban on completing client contacts that require overnight travel.
• Where a worker already has a full caseload or workload, a ban on accepting new or transferred cases from vacant positions or staff on long-term leave – unless there is a risk to a young person or community safety.
• A ban on completing forms or using Unify for the purpose of making referrals for Staying on Track.

Make sure your mobile number is up to date. The union office will be in touch with Youth Justice members soon about some quick new work bans. Update your details in the Member Portal.