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Settlement reached
A settlement has been reached between the parties in the NSW junior doctors class action for $229.8 million (inclusive of legal and other costs).
The settlement approval hearing will take place at 10am on 12 August 2024 at the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
Background
In December 2020, Dr Amireh Fakhouri filed a class action against the NSW Ministry of Health and the State of NSW covering current and former junior medical officers who worked any time in the period 16 December 2014 and 21 March 2024. The class action sought to claim unpaid wages for rostered overtime, unrostered overtime, meal breaks, and superannuation.
The proposed settlement
On 4 March 2024, the Parties reached a settlement of the class action for $229.8 million (inclusive of legal and other costs). The settlement is subject to approval by the Court. The legal team acting for Dr Fakhouri and group members recommend the settlement and regard it as fair and reasonable.
Registration has now closed
The deadline for group members to register was 12 July 2024. This was a Court ordered deadline and Maurice Blackburn does not have discretion to allow late registrations.
We will be in contact with registered group members about next steps following the settlement approval hearing on 12 August 2024.
Participating in the settlement
Group members who registered their details with us by the Court ordered deadline of 12 July 2024 will be registered to participate in the proposed settlement.
As the registration deadline has expired, we are unable to accept any further registrations.
At this stage, it is not possible to tell you if you will be eligible to receive compensation from the proposed settlement (if it is approved by the Court). This will depend upon an assessment of your eligibility during the settlement administration.
Further, it is not possible to tell you how much you may receive by participating in the proposed settlement (if it is approved by the Court). This will depend on how many group members register and an estimate of each group members’ entitlements.
A copy of the draft proposed settlement scheme can be viewed here.
Objecting to the proposed settlement
The Court ordered deadline for submitting an objection to the proposed settlement has expired. We are unable to accept any more objections.
All objections received by the deadline will be provided to the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
You will not need to pay upfront costs
Group members will not need to pay any upfront costs to participate in the settlement. Legal and other costs will be paid from the settlement sum (if they are approved by the Court) before the balance of the settlement sum is distributed to eligible group members. Under no circumstances will group members have to pay any ‘out-of-pocket’ legal or other costs.
Court documents
Copies of key documents in the class action are available on the NSW Supreme Court’s website.
Key dates
The Court ordered deadline for registrations has now expired.
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