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Member Benefits

Our membership provides benefits such as legal advice, support with WorkCover claims, and assistance in maintaining wages and working conditions, ensuring comprehensive protection and advocacy for health professionals in Victoria.

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    Professional Indemnity Insurance
    When you join the Union, your membership includes Professional Indemnity Insurance cover. It’s coverage that’s approved by professional ...
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    Supporting You and Your Colleagues
    You’re not on your own when faced with issues in your workplace. The Union is by your side to give advice and support on workplace matters...
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    Union Values
    From the time the Union was first inaugurated in July, 1981, we have always put members at the centre of everything we do. We take pride in ...
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    Your Membership Benefits
    When starting out in your career, ensuring you have the right coverage can be stressful, that’s why we’ve taken the stress out by making...
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    Legal Assistance
    Membership means you have access to legal services designed to make life easier. Life can sometimes throw us lemons and it’s not always ea...
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    Wages & Working Conditions
    When you join the Union, you join a community of health professionals who actively work toward improving the wages and conditions for you an...

Join Us For Specialist Support

MSAV, VPA Inc and AHP are the only unions in Victoria which specifically look after the industrial interests of medical scientists, dietitians, audiologists, clinical perfusionists, medical physicists, and genetic counsellors. (MSAV), psychologists (VPA Inc) and hospital pharmacists (AHP). MSAV, VPA Inc and AHP are component Associations of the Health Services Union (HSU) Victoria No. 4 Branch.

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Latest News

  • AHP - Notice of Annual General Meeting 2026
    It’s been a fantastic year for AHP! From a hugely successful public sector campaign to important wins for members, we’ve achieved so much together. AHP Annual General Meeting Zoom meeting details have been emailed to all AHP members. If you are an AHP member and did not receive the email, please email enquiry@msav.org.au This is...
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  • VPA - Notice of Annual General Meeting 2026
    It’s been a fantastic year for VPA! From a hugely successful public sector campaign to important wins for members, we’ve achieved so much together. VPA Annual General Meeting We encourage members to familiarise themselves with the relevant documents ahead of the meeting:
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  • MSAV - Notice of Annual General Meeting 2026
    It’s been a fantastic year for MSAV! From a hugely successful public sector campaign to important wins for members, we’ve achieved so much together. MSAV Annual General Meeting This is an election year for MSAV, meaning nominations are now open for all positions on our MSAV Committee. Members can appoint a proxy to vote on...
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Health Professionals and Gender-based Undervaluation

Fixing gender-based undervaluation in the Health Professionals and Support Services Award Quick Navigation Links Background The Fair Work Commission identified a number of nationwide sectors that are female-dominated, and susceptible to gender-based undervaluing in terms of the minimum wages that apply. This undervaluation arose from the first work to determine minimum wages, with those in...