---
title: "Application to deal with a dispute under a dispute settlement procedure (Form F10)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/employment-and-workplace-relations/form-fwc-f10-dispute-settlement"
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kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
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task_ids: ["A14-T1-R13", "A14-T1-R5", "A15-S20261018-5"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Application to deal with a dispute under a dispute settlement procedure (Form F10)

> Link to Fair Work Commission Form F10. The forms table lists it against section 739 for a dispute the instrument allows the Commission to deal with.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/employment-and-workplace-relations/form-fwc-f10-dispute-settlement  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Employment & Workplace Relations](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/employment-and-workplace-relations.md)
- Jurisdictions: Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the official form at fwc.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when an award, enterprise agreement or other instrument named on the Form F10 page contains a dispute settlement procedure that lets the Commission deal with the dispute.

## Used for these tasks

- [Draft conciliation or hearing submissions for the employment tribunal](https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations/draft-conciliation-or-hearing-submissions-for-the-employment-tribunal.md)
- [Draft the enterprise or collective agreement and a better-off comparison table](https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations/draft-the-enterprise-or-collective-agreement-and-a-better-off-comparison.md)
- [Refer a dispute under an enterprise agreement's dispute term to the Commission](https://ailawframework.com/practice/anti-discrimination-and-industrial-relations/refer-a-dispute-under-an-enterprise-agreement-s-dispute-term-to-the-comm.md)

## How AI may be used

Yellow. A tool may compare a working note with the current official form and list what is missing. The lawyer downloads the form, completes it and lodges it.

**AI may:**

- List the facts and documents the official page says to have ready.
- Compare a working checklist with the current downloaded form and mark gaps.
- Prepare a filing note that quotes only what the official page says.

**AI must not:**

- Do not copy the official form into a new document or file a retyped version.
- Do not invent a form number, fee, time limit or rule that is not on the official page.
- Do not draft, settle or sign an affidavit or other sworn evidence.
- Do not lodge the form or tell the client it has been filed.

**The lawyer checks:**

- Read the dispute procedure before using Form F10. The page requires that the procedure allows the Commission to deal with the dispute.
- The forms table cites section 739.
- Casual conversion, parental leave, flexible work and fixed-term disputes have their own F10-series forms.
- A party to the dispute, or their representative, may use the form, as the page says.

## Authorities

- [Apply to deal with a dispute under a dispute settlement procedure (Form F10).](https://www.fwc.gov.au/form/apply-resolve-dispute-about-award-or-agreement-form-f10)
- [Forms table: Form F10, section 739, updated 20 October 2026.](https://www.fwc.gov.au/apply-or-lodge/forms)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.fwc.gov.au/form/apply-resolve-dispute-about-award-or-agreement-form-f10)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by fwc.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/employment-and-workplace-relations/form-fwc-f10-dispute-settlement and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

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