---
title: "Order to produce documents or information (Fair Work Commission Form F52)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/employment-and-workplace-relations/form-fwc-f52-order-to-produce"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a14-form-fwc-f52-order-to-produce"
area_id: "A14"
kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A14-T1-R13", "A14-B6-2"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Order to produce documents or information (Fair Work Commission Form F52)

> Link to Fair Work Commission Form F52. The forms table lists it against section 590(2)(c) for an order to produce documents or information in a current case.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/employment-and-workplace-relations/form-fwc-f52-order-to-produce  
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 a party to a current Commission case asks for an order that another party produce documents, records or information, after asking for them and being refused.

## 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)
- [Prepare FWC documents with the required AI disclosure](https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations/prepare-fwc-documents-with-the-required-ai-disclosure.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:**

- The page requires an existing Commission case, and a refusal after a request.
- The forms table cites section 590(2)(c).
- Identify the documents and the matter number the page asks for.
- This is not a court subpoena.

## Authorities

- [Apply for an order to produce documents or information (Form F52).](https://www.fwc.gov.au/apply-or-lodge/form/apply-order-produce-documents-or-information-form-f52)
- [Forms table: Form F52, section 590(2)(c), updated 4 October 2024.](https://www.fwc.gov.au/apply-or-lodge/forms)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.fwc.gov.au/apply-or-lodge/form/apply-order-produce-documents-or-information-form-f52)

## 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-f52-order-to-produce 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.*