Powercor Australia Ltd. & Citipower Pty Ltd.
Ballot passed FWC matter B2025/676 · result published 12 June 2025
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Eligible voters282employees on the voter roll
Turnout68%191 of 282 voted
Voted yes95–97%across the actions
Authorisation windowEndedabout 12 July 2025
Protected action has to start within 30 days of the result being declared, though the FWC can extend that.
What workers voted on
60 actions were put to the vote: 2 stoppages, 2 overtime bans, 54 work bans, 2 messaging actions. All of them passed.
What was voted onYesNo% yes
1. Ban on working overtime except where there is an imminent risk to health and safety183896%✔ passed
2. Ban on working of availability except where there is an imminent risk to health and safety185697%✔ passed
3. Ban on the completion of any paperwork or electronic forms related to time sheets184796%✔ passed
4. Ban on the completion of any paperwork or electronic forms related to the billing or c.')AEC ,'\ust r.;li.;n Ele ctoral Co mmi ssion � invoicing of clients185697%✔ passed
5. Ban on not referring any customer complaints directly to the appropriate line manager except where there is an imminent risk to health and safety183896%✔ passed
6. Ban on planned interruptions or stoppages, excluding those initiated by a customer183896%✔ passed
7. Ban on not delaying entries to the Works Scheduling System (WSS) with regard to planning lead time and operator allocation183896%✔ passed
8. Ban on addressing unscheduled work requests, except where there is an imminent risk to health and safety185697%✔ passed
9. Ban on Access on Request procedures, except where there is an imminent risk to health and safety184796%✔ passed
10. Ban on fast tracking of work requests, except where there is an imminent risk to health and safety185697%✔ passed
11. Ban on the performance of duties outside of the relevant JDD of the substantive role186597%✔ passed
12. Ban on time confirmation for all billing or invoicing purposes184796%✔ passed
13. Ban on the performance of work away from base location requiring an overnight stay186597%✔ passed
14. Ban on providing compliance advice or notifications for subdivisions183896%✔ passed
15. Ban on performing on call-duties, answering phone calls and responding to emails outside of ordinary hours of work186597%✔ passed
16. Ban on working more than contracted hours (37.5 hours per week) and/or not taking all breaks, including meal and coffee breaks186597%✔ passed
17. Work stoppages of up to 24 hours duration or shorter periods of time183896%✔ passed
18. Interrupting or stopping work to distribute ASU and/or campaign-related material to members of the public, workers from external organisations and to Powercor and CitiPower staff, including but not limited to t-shirts, caps…183896%✔ passed
19. Ban on answering telephones or other telecommunication devices184796%✔ passed
20. Ban on using Microsoft Teams or any other video conferencing and/or telecommunications software (including responding to instant messages)183896%✔ passed
21. Interrupting or stopping work to speak to callers during work related telephone calls about the industrial action and the ASU campaign for a new enterprise agreement186597%✔ passed
22. Ban on attending any meetings or performing work during unpaid lunch breaks186597%✔ passed
23. Ban on planned switching to occur before 0900, and no restoration switching to occur after 1600, except restoring supply to life support customers183896%✔ passed
24. Ban on planned switching to occur before 1000, and no restoration switching to occur after 1600, except restoring supply to life support customers182995%✔ passed
25. Ban on planned switching to occur before 1000, and no restoration switching to occur after 1600, except restoring supply to life support customers, and no back feed of supply via 22kV parallels or LV parallels for any outages…183896%✔ passed
26. Ban on closing of 66kV CBs following any outages except where there is an imminent risk to health and safety183896%✔ passed
27. Ban on AoR (Access on Request), all requests for access, including suppressions for tree clearing and G&B and any outages, to be processed via the EDNAR system183896%✔ passed
28. Ban on extra planning on weekends186597%✔ passed
29. Ban on extra overtime planning186597%✔ passed
30. Ban on fault restoration switching to proceed until 1 hour duration has occurred, including REFCL Trips1811095%✔ passed
31. Ban on contacting Co-generators for AEMO and TOC outages182995%✔ passed
32. Ban on Generation Contact or Control, any outages involving contact with Generators not to occur, except where there is an imminent risk to health and safety1811095%✔ passed
33. Ban on operation of any Generator CB/ACRs182995%✔ passed
34. Ban on switching of any instruction that has an error or (red mark) discovered by the Control Room (work to be cancelled), except where there is an imminent risk to health and safety182995%✔ passed
35. Ban on REFCL balancing or REFCL In checks182995%✔ passed
36. Ban on planned switching or taking of phone calls for a given desk during a dedicated meal break or comfort break185697%✔ passed
37. Ban on instruction to switch at any one time, (no concurrent switching, including OMS updating)184796%✔ passed
38. Ban on assessment of P1s, with the option of converting to a P2 item, except where there is an imminent risk to health and safety184796%✔ passed
39. Ban on planned switching for routine or non-urgent maintenance items183896%✔ passed
40. Ban on commencing design projects where IFC date is within 2 weeks of current date184796%✔ passed
41. Ban on pausing or signing off completion of regulation "clocks" - eg. offer clock, VC clock etc184796%✔ passed
42. Ban on single person field work (including 2 persons to attend faults/public safety related field work)184796%✔ passed
43. Ban on issuing work to locale Civil contractor182995%✔ passed
44. Ban on work relating to transmission assets184796%✔ passed
45. Ban on accepting of applications inside lead time eg. Planned jobs 12 clear business days NWAs 2 clear business days, including customer requests183896%✔ passed
46. Ban on review or approvals of PVA for field staff183896%✔ passed
47. Ban on Contact Centre staff taking anything other than faults and emergency calls184796%✔ passed
48. Ban on requesting Man Hour Quotes for works to update SAP Network/PMO185697%✔ passed
49. Ban on auditing of contractor projects184796%✔ passed
50. Ban on earthing assessments by non-registered engineers185697%✔ passed
51. Ban on fee waive decisions. Such decisions to be directed to line manager185697%✔ passed
52. Ban on dealing with process questions. Such questions to be directed to line manager185697%✔ passed
53. Ban on completion of project forecasting185697%✔ passed
54. Ban on dispatching during meal breaks on night shift (currently only one person rostered on at night, requires a second person to dispatch while on allocated meal breaks throughout the shift)184796%✔ passed
55. Ban on assisting line crews with planned works items during and outside business hours, assisted Dispatch to be used184796%✔ passed
56. Ban on changing switching steps once OI completed. No red marks. Jobs get cancelled184796%✔ passed
57. Ban on LV Parallels being written or switched in OI's to reduce customer impact. Whole S/Stn and Ccts to be notified184796%✔ passed
58. Ban on answering of any "in person" or "walk in" enquiries from applicants183896%✔ passed
59. Ban on any lunch / meal / toilet breaks to be taken at locations outside of the depot. Such breaks to be taken at depot location183896%✔ passed
60. Ban on locking / unlocking of customer assets (Metering, Access, Castle Keys etc)184796%✔ 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.