Our offices will close over the holiday period from 2:30 pm on 24 December 2024 and reopen on 2 January 2025. Our helpline will be open 30 and 31 December 2024.
| Date | Office hours | Helpline (1300 799 675) |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 24 December 2024 | Offices close at 2:30 pm local time | Helpline closes at 2:30 pm |
| Wednesday 25 December 2024 (Christmas Day public holiday) | Closed | Helpline closed |
| Thursday 26 December 2024 (Boxing Day public holiday) | Closed | Helpline closed |
| Friday 27 December 2024 (Additional holiday under clause 94 of the EA) | Closed | Helpline closed |
| Saturday 28 December 2024 | Closed | Helpline closed |
| Sunday 29 December 2024 | Closed | Helpline closed |
| Monday 30 December 2024 | Closed | Helpline open 9 am–5 pm |
| Tuesday 31 January 2024 | Closed | Helpline open 9 am–5 pm |
| Wednesday 1 January 2025 (New Year's Day public holiday) | Closed | Helpline closed |
| Thursday 2 January 2025 | Open (Counters closed in ACT) | Helpline open |
| Friday 3 January 2025 | Open (Counters closed in ACT) | Helpline open |
Emergency hearings outside of business hours
If you need an emergency hearing outside of business hours (for example, an application to stop unprotected industrial action), please call 0438 244 996 and leave a voice message.
This telephone number is not for questions about applications such as unfair dismissal, general protections, bullying or sexual harassment. Please contact our Helpline on 1300 799 675 if you need help with one of these matters.
Lodging an application over the holiday period
You can lodge an application at any time over the holiday period.
Apply online through our Online Lodgment Service to make:
- an unfair dismissal application (Form F2)
- a general protections application involving dismissal (Form F8)
- a general protections application not involving dismissal (Form F8C)
- an application for the Commission to deal with an unlawful termination dispute (Form F9)
- an application for approval of an enterprise agreement, other than a greenfields agreement (Form F16)
- an application for an order to stop bullying at work (form F72 upload).
You can also lodge an application by sending us your completed form by email.
Find out more on our apply or lodge page.
21-day time limit for dismissal applications
There is a 21-day time limit for lodging unfair dismissal applications and general protections dismissal applications. This deadline still applies even if our office is closed.
You can apply or lodge your form online or by email when we’re closed. It is very important that you get your application in before the deadline.
The 21 days begins from the date your dismissal took effect.
If the deadline falls on a weekend or a public holiday, the time limit is extended to the next business day.
Remember that you can always lodge your application before the deadline. It is easier to add more information to your application after you’ve lodged it than it is to lodge a late application.