GP registrars on the lowest level of wages will soon get an additional $2000 per year under new base rates.
The minimum base rate of pay for a full-time GP registrar will increase to a little more than $94,000, as of 1 July.
Updated National Terms and Conditions for the Employment of Registrars (NTCER) for 2025–2026 have just been released, a fortnight ahead of the new financial year.
The base rate increases consist of a 2.4% Medicare Benefits Schedule indexation.
According to General Practice Registrars Australia (GPRA) that will take a GPT1/PRRT1 GP registrar working full time from an annual minimum wage of $91,804 to $94,018
It will take a GPT2/PRRT2 from $106,644 to $109,213 and a GPT3&4/PRRT3&4 from $113,896 to $116,623.
According to the GPRA those registrars who have negotiated rates above the NTCER minimum may not receive an increase to their pay, however this will depend on their specific employment agreement.
The updated terms and conditions also include new schedules providing consistent guidance for registrars on pathways other than the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program.
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This means guidance now covers those within the Fellowship Support Program, ACRRM’s Independent Pathway, Rural Generalist Training Scheme, Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS), and registrars employed via secondment arrangements such as with the Australian Defence Force, or under Single Employer Model pilots.
GPRA President Dr Chris Dickie said it was important that all GP registrars, regardless of what GP pathway they were training under, had access to national and consistent guidance for their employment conditions.
“The NTCER is based on Australia’s national employment standards and ensures that employment practices for GP registrars are in line with contemporary relevant laws,” he said.
General Practice Supervision Australia (GPSA) Chair Dr Srishti Dutta said both organisations remain committed to supporting their members across the pipeline of GP training, including joint advocacy for equitable funding and conditions for all pathways of training.
“I hope that the inclusion of the extended pathways is an indication of this commitment and support for our members,” Dr Dutta said.
“Furthermore, I would add that enabling the highest contribution to the care of our communities from the sector will be achieved, when in addition to these NTCER changes, the trainees, and supervisors in pathways like IP and FSP are supported with additional government investment as recognition of the value they deliver.”
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