ACT Junior Doctors Class Action

Find out more information about the ACT Junior Doctors Settlement Scheme below including the settlement, important dates and next steps in the Scheme Administration process. This website will be updated as the scheme administration of the settlement progresses.

If you filed a Notice of Claim in the Settlement Scheme, you can track the progress of your claim by logging into the Claimant Hub, which is accessible here.

Court approval of the ACT Junior Doctors Settlement Scheme

A settlement agreement has been reached in the ACT Junior Doctors Class Action, which was approved on 18 December 2024 by the Honourable Justice Snaden. The Court has approved that the Australian Capital Territory and Calvary Health Care ACT will pay the following amounts to resolve the class action:

1. $25,340,000 representing compensation to be paid to the Applicant and Group Members eligible to participate in the Settlement Scheme.
2. $2,860,000 in respect of the legal costs and disbursements.
3. $3,300,000 in respect of the costs of administration and distribution of the Settlement Sum to the Applicant and Group Members.

Gordon Legal, together with Hayden Stephens & Associates, have been appointed as Scheme Administrator of the Settlement Scheme.

The Settlement Scheme is now in place and the Scheme Administrator will commence assessing claims.

If you have any questions about the above, please contact the Scheme Administration team on +61 3 9603 3000 or via email at [email protected].