Fair Work Commission

What information is available?

Most documents issued by the Fair Work Commission are available online. Decisions and orders are available as soon as they are issued by the Commission, including decisions and orders issued outside of standard business hours.

Major cases have a dedicated section on this website.

You can subscribe to receive email updates to many of the documents and information materials posted to this website through our subscription services.

Decisions & orders

Decisions and orders of the Commission can be found using the Search documents tab at the top of each page on this website.

To find a particular document, search using information such as:

• the date the document was issued
• the member involved, or
• the names of the parties (those directly involved in the case).

Documents are posted here as soon as they are issued by the Commission.

Before 28 August 2013

Decisions and orders of the Commission, as well as decisions and orders of the Commission's predecessors, can also be found through the Archived decisions and orders pages.

Summaries

Decision summaries can be found in weekly editions of the FWC Bulletin. You can also find selected decisions made pursuant to the Fair Work Act 2009 by subject through the Decisions by keywords page.

Significant decisions

Summaries of decisions in matters that deal with important issues of principle, or that have generated significant public interest, are also available. The decision summaries are published at the same time as the decision is published.

Before July 2000

Not all decisions or orders issued prior to July 2000 are available in electronic format, although many can be accessed through the Search documents facility on this website. To inquire about pre-2000 decisions or orders, contact the Commission on 1300 799 675.

Appeals

The Commission has published a guide on appeals for people who do not agree with a decision made in their case.

The Appeal a decision or order page outlines the appeal process, including:

• who can make an appeal
• how to lodge an appeal application
• the required timeframes, and
• the provisions for seeking a 'stay' of the original decision pending the appeal.

Parties who do not agree with the outcome of an appeal heard by the Fair Work Commission may apply to the Federal Court of Australia for a judicial review. Summary information about outstanding and completed matters in the High Court of Australia and the Federal Court of Australia that relate to decisions of the Fair Work Commission can be found on the Court reviews pages.