---
title: "Prepare the applicant's witness statement for an unfair dismissal hearing in the Fair Work Commission"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations/prepare-the-applicant-s-witness-statement-for-an-unfair-dismissal-hearin"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A14-B15-2"
practice_area: "Employment & Workplace Relations (incl. WHS)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["CTH"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare the applicant's witness statement for an unfair dismissal hearing in the Fair Work Commission

> Turn the proofing note into a draft statement for the witness to accept or reject sentence by sentence.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations/prepare-the-applicant-s-witness-statement-for-an-unfair-dismissal-hearin  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Employment & Workplace Relations (incl. WHS)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Turn the proofing note into a draft statement for the witness to accept or reject sentence by sentence. |
| What the lawyer must review | The witness confirms the statement is their own knowledge, their own words, and true. State the generative AI checks in the document. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

From 20 October 2026, if generative AI is used to create, write, edit or otherwise prepare a Fair Work Commission document, the person must tell the Commission how it was used, check that the information is accurate, relevant and supported by real evidence and legal authorities, and state in the document that those checks were done. A legal practitioner must include hyperlinks to any case law in a document prepared using generative AI. Personal or confidential case information must not be entered into a public generative AI tool. For a witness statement, the witness must also make sure it is based on their own knowledge, reflects their own words, and is true to the best of their knowledge.

- What the AI does: Turn the proofing note into a draft statement for the witness to accept or reject sentence by sentence.
- What the lawyer does: The witness confirms the statement is their own knowledge, their own words, and true. State the generative AI checks in the document.
- Basis: Checked against the linked public source on 10 October 2026.
- Written for: AU

## Notes

- Forum: Fair Work Commission. Document: Applicant's witness statement.
- Main AI risk: From 20 October 2026, if generative AI is used to create, write, edit or otherwise prepare a Fair Work Commission document, the person must tell the Commission how it was used, check that the information is accurate, relevant and supported by real evidence and legal authorities, and state in the document that those checks were done. A legal practitioner must include hyperlinks to any case law in a document prepared using generative AI. Personal or confidential case information must not be entered into a public generative AI tool. For a witness statement, the witness must also make sure it is based on their own knowledge, reflects their own words, and is true to the best of their knowledge.

## Sources

- [Fair Work Commission: Using AI to help you with your case](https://www.fwc.gov.au/genai) (checked 2026-10-10)
- [Fair Work Act 2009](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2009A00028/latest) (checked 2026-10-10)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations/prepare-the-applicant-s-witness-statement-for-an-unfair-dismissal-hearin/united-states.md) | Red |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*