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How to lodge forms

The forms on this page are downloadable documents. Completed forms can be lodged electronically through our Online Lodgment Service.

Completed forms can also be lodged with one of our Fair Work Commission offices:

  • by email
  • by fax.

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Contact information, including phone numbers and email addresses for our state and territory offices, appears in the Commission offices section of our website.

Approved forms

Description Form Rule Legislation*
Application (no specific form provided) Form F1 Rule 8(3), Rule 41(3), Rule 58(2)
Unfair dismissal application Form F2 Rule 45 Section 394 of FW Act
Employer's response to unfair dismissal application Form F3 Rule 19, Rule 23, Rule 46 Sch 1
Objection to application for unfair dismissal remedy Form F4 Rule 20, Rule 46
Application for security for payment of costs Form F5 Rule 55(1) Section 404 FW Act
Application for costs Form F6 Section 375B, Section 376, Section 400A, Section 401, Section 611, Section 779A, Section 780 FW Act
Notice of appeal Form F7 Rule 52, Rule 56 Section 604 FW Act
General protections application involving dismissal Form F8 Rule 45 Section 365 FW Act
Response to general protections application Form F8A Rule 21, Rule 23, Rule 46 Sch 1
Notification of agreement for consent arbitration of a general protections dispute Form F8B Section 369(1)(b) FW Act
General protections application not involving dismissal Form F8C Rule 45 Section 372 FW Act
Application for the Commission to deal with an unlawful termination dispute Form F9 Rule 45 Section 773 FW Act
Employer's response to application for the Commission to deal with an unlawful termination dispute Form F9A Rule 22, Rule 23, Rule 46 Sch 1
Notification of agreement for consent arbitration of an unlawful termination dispute Form F9B Section 777(1)(b) FW Act
Application for the Commission to deal with a dispute in accordance with a dispute settlement procedure Form F10 Rule 36 Section 739 FW Act, Sch 19 of Transitional Act
Application for the Commission to deal with a bargaining dispute Form F11 Rule 36 Section 240 FW Act
Application for the Commission to deal with a right of entry dispute Form F12 Section 505 FW Act
Application for the Commission to deal with a stand down dispute Form F13 Section 526 FW Act
Application for the Commission to deal with a JobKeeper dispute (coronavirus economic response) Form F13A Part 6-4C and section 789GV FW Act
Application for an order to stop etc (unprotected) industrial action Form F14 Section 418 and section 419 FW Act
Application for approval of enterprise agreement (other than a greenfields agreement) Form F16 Rule 24 Sch 1 Section 185 FW Act
Employer's declaration in support of an application for approval of an enterprise agreement (other than a greenfields agreement) Form F17 Rules 24(1) and 24(2) Sch 1 Section 185 FW Act
Declaration of employee organisation in relation to an application for approval of an enterprise agreement (other than a greenfields agreement) Form F18 Rule 24(3) Sch 1 Section 185 FW Act
Declaration of employee representative in relation to application for approval of an enterprise agreement (other than a greenfields agreement) Form F18A Rule 24(4) Sch 1 Section 185 FW Act
Application for approval of a greenfields agreement made under subsection 182(3) of the Act Form F19 Rule 24 Sch 1 Section 185 FW Act
Employer's declaration in support of application for approval of a greenfields agreement made under subsection 182(3) of the Act Form F20 Rule 24(5) Sch 1 Section 185 FW Act
Declaration of an employee organisation in relation to an application for approval of a greenfields agreement made under subsection 182(3) of the Act Form F21 Rule 24(5) Sch 1 Section 185 FW Act
Application for approval of a greenfields agreement made under subsection 182(4) of the Act Form 21A Rule 24(5B) and 24(5C) Sch 1 Section 185 and 185A FW Act
Employer's declaration in support of application for approval of a greenfields agreement made under subsection 182(4) of the Act Form F21B Rule 24(5B) and 24(5C) Sch 1 Section 185 and 185A FW Act
Declaration of an employee organisation in relation to an application for approval of a greenfields agreement made under subsection 182(4) of the Act Form 21C Rule 24(5D) Sch 1 Section 185 and 185A FW Act
Application for approval of variation of an enterprise agreement Form F23 Rule 25 Sch 1 Section 210 FW Act
Employer's declaration in support of variation of an enterprise agreement Form F23A Rule 25 Sch 1 Section 210 FW Act
Declaration of employee organisation in relation to variation of an enterprise agreement Form F23B Rule 25 Sch 1 Section 210 FW Act
Application for termination of an enterprise agreement by agreement Form F24 Rule 26(1) Sch 1 Section 222 FW Act
Declaration in support of termination of an enterprise agreement Form F24A Rule 26(1) Sch 1 Section 222 FW Act
Application for termination of an enterprise agreement after the nominal expiry date Form F24B Rule 26(2) Section 225 FW Act
Declaration in relation to termination of an enterprise agreement after the nominal expiry date Form F24C Rule 26(2) Section 225 FW Act
Application to vary transitional instrument to remove ambiguities etc Form F25 Sch 3, item 10 Transitional Act
Application for termination of collective agreement-based transitional instrument Form F28 Rules 26(1) and (2) Sch 3, items 15 and 16 Transitional Act
Application for approval of termination of individual agreement-based transitional instrument Form F29 Rule 27, Rule 47 Sch 3, items 17, 19 Transitional Act
Application for a majority support determination Form F30 Section 236 FW Act
Application for a scope order Form F31 Rule 29 Section 238 FW Act
Application for a bargaining order Form F32 Rule 28 Section 229 FW Act
Application for a serious breach declaration Form F33 Rule 30 Section 234 FW Act
Application for a protected action ballot order Form F34 Rule 31 Section 437 FW Act
Application to extend the 30-day period for protected action Form F34A s.459(3) FW Act
Declaration in support of an application for a protected action ballot order Form F34B Rule 31 Section 437 FW Act
Application for variation of a protected action ballot order Form F35 Rule 31(3) Section 447 FW Act
Application for revocation of a protected action ballot order Form F36 Rule 31(3) Section 448 FW Act
Application for an order to suspend or terminate protected industrial action Form F37 Sections 423 to 426 FW Act
Application for an order for an extension of a suspension of protected industrial action Form F38 Rule 32 Section 428 FW Act
Application for an order in relation to partial work bans Form F39 Rule 33 Section 472 FW Act
Application for orders in relation to transfer of business Form F40 Rule 34(1) Section 318 and section 319 FW Act
Application for orders in relation to transfer of business Form F40A Rule 34(4) Section 768BA, section 768BD and section 768BG FW Act
Application to vary a transferable instrument Form F41 Rule 34(2) Section 320 FW Act
Application to vary a copied state instrument Form F41A Rule 34(3) Section 768AX FW Act
Application for an entry permit Form F42 Section 512 FW Act
Application for a WHS entry permit Form F42A Section 131 WHS Act
Statutory declaration in support of application for a WHS entry permit Form F42B Section 131 WHS Act
Application for an entry permit – photo and signature Form F42C reg 3.26 FW Regs Section 521(a) FW Act
Application for an order for access to non-member records Form F43 Section 483AA FW Act
Application for an exemption from requirement to provide entry notice Form F44 Section 519 FW Act
Application for an affected member certificate Form F45 Section 520 FW Act
Application to vary redundancy pay Form F45A Section 120 FW Act
Application to vary a modern award Form F46 Rule 49 Section 157 and section 160 FW Act
Application to vary an award-based transitional instrument Form F47 Sch 3 item 12 or Sch 20 Transitional Act
Application for a take-home pay order (individual employee/outworker) Form F47A Sch 3A item 32, Sch 5 item 9 or 13B, Sch 6 item 12, Sch 6A item 14 Transitional Act
Response to application for a take-home pay order (individual employee/outworker) Form F47B Rule 37(2)
Application for a take-home pay order (multiple employees/outworkers) Form F47C Rule 37(1) Sch 5, item 9 Transitional Act
Response to application for a take-home pay order (multiple employees/outworkers) Form F47D Rule 37(2)
Declaration in support of take-home pay order (multiple employees/outworkers) Form F47E Rule 37(1) Sch 5, item 9, Transitional Act
Application for directions on procedure Form F48 Rule 7, Rule 41, Rule 49, Rule 50
Application for order for substituted service Form F49 Rule 44
Notice of discontinuance Form F50 Rule 10 Sch 1 of the Rules Section 588 FW Act
Order requiring a person to attend Fair Work Commission Form F51 Rule 53 Section 590(2)(a) FW Act
Order requiring production of documents etc to Fair Work Commission Form F52 Rule 54 section 590(2)(c) FW Act
Notice that a person: (a) has a lawyer or paid agent; or (b) will seek permission for lawyer or paid agent to participate in a conference or hearing Form F53 Rule 11 Section 596(2) FW Act
Notice that lawyer or paid agent has ceased to act for a person Form F54 Rule 11 Section 596(2) FW Act
Application by an association of employers for registration as an organisation Form F55 para 21(1)(a) FW (RO) Regs
Application by an association of employees (other than an enterprise association) for registration as an organisation Form F56 para 21(1)(a) FW (RO) Regs
Application by an enterprise association of employees for registration as an organisation Form F57 para 21(1)(a) FW (RO) Regs
Notice of objection to the registration of an association Form F58 reg 23 FW (RO) Regs
Application for leave to change name and to alter rules Form F59 reg 27(a) FW (RO) Regs
Application by an organisation for cancellation of registration Form F60 para 34(1)(a) FW (RO) Regs
Application by an objector to the cancellation of registration of an organisation Form F61 para 34(5)(a), para 36(4)(a) FW (RO) Regs
Application to cancel an organisation’s registration Form F62 para 35(1)(a) FW (RO) Regs
Ballot paper chosen by organisation in relation to proposed amalgamation Form F63 para 60(2)(a) FW (RO) Regs
Ballot paper in relation to proposed amalgamation Form F64 para 60(2)(b) FW (RO) Regs
Ballot paper chosen by organisation and containing an alternative provision in relation to proposed amalgamation Form F65 para 60(3)(a) FW (RO) Regs
Ballot paper containing an alternative provision in relation to proposed amalgamation Form F66 para 60(3)(b) FW (RO) Regs
Application for consent to change the name of an organisation Form F67 para 121(1)(a) FW (RO) Regs
Application for consent to the alteration of eligibility rules of an organisation Form F68 para 121(1)(b) FW (RO) Regs
Application for consent to the alteration of eligibility rules of an organisation by general manager Form F68A para 125B(1)(a) FW (RO) Regs
Application for certificate under s.180 of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 Form F69 para 128(1)(a) FW (RO) Regs
Application for renewal of certificate under s.180 of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 Form F70 para 129(3)(a) FW (RO) Regs
Application for a representation order Form F71 Rule 50 Section 137A FW (RO) Act
Application for an order to stop bullying Form F72 Rule 45(2) Sch 1 Section 789FC(1) FW Act
Response from an employer/principal to an application for an order to stop bullying Form F73 Rules 23A(1) and 23A(2) Sch 1 Section 789FC FW Act
Response from a person against whom bullying has been alleged to an application for an order to stop bullying Form F74 Rule 23A(3) Sch 1 Section 789FC FW Act
Application for the Commission’s assistance to promote cooperative & productive workplaces & prevent disputes Form F79 Section 576(2)(aa) FW Act
Waiver of application fee Form F80 reg 3.02(7), reg 3.03(7), reg 3.07(7) FW Regs

*Notes:

FW Act means Fair Work Act 2009
FW Regs means Fair Work Regulations 2009
FW (RO) Act means Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009
FW (RO) Regs means Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Regulations 2009
Transitional Act means Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009
WHS Act means Work Health Safety Act 2011
WR Act means Workplace Relations Act 1996

 

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