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Ask Maddy: the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022

With the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 (the Act) now in force, members understandably have many questions. ANMF (Vic Branch) recently held online member forums with Department of Health staff to answer as many of your questions as possible. Below is a summary of the most frequently asked questions and the answers provided by the department.

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Ask Maddy: the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022

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Ask Maddy: How do I progress through ‘annual increments’?

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Ask Maddy: what are the annual leave changes in the 2020 public sector EBA?

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