Environment Protection Authority: Consultation update
The Public Service Association (PSA) and the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) returned to the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) Wednesday 1 April 2026. The PSA was seeking further review of the remaining 51 vacant roles and the remaining 28 impacted staff. With only three members identified by the PSA’s callout, there was little substantive merit to pursue the matter further. The matter has now concluded in the IRC.
The PSA is monitoring workloads as the new structure is implemented. Moving forward, if members have any further concerns please do not hesitate to contact the PSA.
The PSA is calling a members’ meeting to discuss the outcome of the IRC and report back from the Joint Consultative Committee meeting.
Meeting details
Date Friday 17 April 2026
Time 1:00pm-1:30pm
Location Online via Teams at this link.
Meeting ID 452 679 572 449 27
Passcode AV6m9kN7
Your feedback achieved real change
The PSA thanks our members for your engagement throughout this change process. While the PSA cannot stop restructures from happening, due to your feedback, the PSA was able to negotiate meaningful changes to the Change Management Plan, including facilitating interested staff to volunteer to enter the Workplace Mobility Process and allow directly impacted staff to be matched or apply for roles through the Expressions of Interest process. This was commented on by the Commissioner on 1 April, acknowledging the PSA members’ engagement with the process and ability to achieve concessions from the EPA.
The PSA held nine members’ meetings with consistently more than 200 members in attendance. Your union appeared before the IRC five times.
More than 100 EPA staff and supporters held a rally in Parramatta Square and at other locations across the state, covered by three media outlets.
These actions saved the Environment Line and had the comparative assessment process opened up to all grades to give members promotional opportunities.