Leave
Last revised: 15 Dec 2025
You’re entitled to a range of types of leave from your training program under the Fair work Act 2009 (Cth) as per the NTCER (National Terms and Conditions for the Employment of Registrars). It’s your responsibility to know your entitlements.
We manage your leave from your training program but you’ll need to speak to your employer about leave you can take from work. The leave you’re entitled to may differ between workplaces and Australian states and territories. Ensure you check what your allowances are on the relevant government website.
In each six-month training term, you can take the following leave without advising your training coordinator and medical educator unless it exceeds three weeks in total (pro rata). However, you’ll need to advise and/or negotiate this with your training site:
Study leave isn’t a paid leave entitlement under the NTCER, however, your employer may choose to offer study leave as a non-standard term in your employment contract. To assist in managing your wellbeing we’ll recognise a total of six days of study leave per training year (pro-rata) as training time. You only need to inform your training coordinator or medical educator of this leave if it’s greater than six days per training year (pro rata). Refer to the RACGP study leave entitlements.
From 2026.1 registrars who have negotiated unpaid study leave may be eligible for the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing study leave incentive.
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