Inner and outer metropolitan status
All MM1 inner metro locations are ineligible under the Program, regardless of their Distribution Priority Area (DPA) or District of Workforce Shortage (DWS) status.
Location eligibility
The following locations are eligible under the Program.
| Participant group | Location classifications |
|---|---|
| All participants | MM 2–7 |
| Participants completing specialist vocational training or fellowed as a specialist | MM1 and outer metro and a DWS for your specialty |
| Participants completing GP vocational training or fellowed as a GP | MM1 and outer metro and a DPA for bonded GPs |
As a Program participant, you must use BRoSS to confirm location eligibility – the system will tell you about location eligibility specific to your circumstances.
BRoSS will allow you to activate RoSO plans for locations that are classified as eligible based on the information you have provided about your individual circumstances. Once you have completed the RoSO event, the location will remain an eligible location for you complete your obligations under the Program, even if that location ceases to be an eligible location. You must regularly check the location eligibility using BRoSS of registered future plans in case eligibility changes before activation.
Tasmania and Northern Territory
All areas of Tasmania and the Northern Territory are classified as MM 2–7, meaning they are eligible under the Program from internship onwards.
Other location definitions
Point of entry locations
Locations which were eligible when you joined the Program remain eligible for you, even if they are reclassified as ineligible under the Program at a future time.
Quarantined locations
Locations where you have previously completed RoSO as a Program participant (but not under legacy schemes) remain eligible for you, even if they are reclassified as ineligible under the Program at a future time.
Reclassified location
If a location was ineligible under the Program but is reclassified as eligible, it will become an eligible location for you from the date of the reclassification.
If a location was eligible under the Program but is reclassified as ineligible, but you commence work in that location within 6 months of the reclassification, it will remain eligible for you.
Tenure
As a participant, you are not eligible for tenure under the Program. If you opted into the Program from legacy schemes, you will not keep your tenure as previously awarded.
RoSO scaling under the Program
A scaling discount may reduce your RoSO by up to 6 months should you meet the criteria.
For scaling to be applied you must complete 104 weeks (2 years) of Program RoSO on a full-time basis, in locations classified as MM 4–7. This service may be non-continuous and via multiple RoSO events.
When 104 weeks (2 years) of Program RoSO is complete, any further RoSO completed on a full-time basis in locations classified as MM 4–7 will accrue a scaling discount equal to the time served. That is, 1 week worked = 2 weeks credited.
If you have opted into the Program from a legacy scheme, any RoSO credited as prior service cannot be used to contribute to the scaling benefit.