Introduction
Use Form F9A when you are an employer responding to an application for unlawful termination. To give us your side of the case, you must reply within 7 days.
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Who can use this form
Only use this form if you are:
- the employer (or you represent the employer) in an unlawful termination case.
Before you start
Use the information we give you, including a copy of the employee’s application, to fill out your response. Have this information ready before you begin:
- the case (matter) number on the information we send you
- the date of the termination and the date you told the employee
- any objection you have to the application
- your response to what the employee says in their application
- the outcome you want from this case.
An application is the start of a legal process. Answer every question and tell us briefly what happened. If a question is not relevant, write ‘not relevant’ but do not leave it blank.
Contact us if you do not understand a question in the form.
We store your information in line with the Form F9A privacy notice (pdf).
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Send your form and any supporting documents within 7 days of receiving a copy of the application. Send or deliver your documents to the Commission office near you.
What happens next
After you respond, we will give the employee a copy of your response and any supporting documents.
The next step is the conference between you and the employee. Find out what happens in a conference.
Rules and regulations for this form
Fair Work Commission Rules 2024: Rule 68, Rule 70, Rule 72, Schedule 1