--- title: "General protections application involving dismissal (Fair Work Commission Form F8): completion guide" url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/employment-and-workplace-relations/form-fwc-f8-general-protections-dismissal" type: "precedent" site: "AI Law Framework" id: "a14-form-fwc-f8-general-protections-dismissal" area_id: "A14" kind: "form" ai_level: "yellow" version: 1 task_ids: ["A14-T1-R4", "A14-B15-4", "A14-P20260916-3", "A14-B6-2", "A14-B8-3"] law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-18" --- # General protections application involving dismissal (Fair Work Commission Form F8): completion guide > Link to the Commission's Form F8 and eligibility questions, with a guide to the 21-day limit, identifying the protection breached, prohibited reasons, the choice between F8 and F2, and the GenAI rules from 20 October… Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/employment-and-workplace-relations/form-fwc-f8-general-protections-dismissal Law stated as at: 2026-10-18 Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt Link to the Commission's Form F8 and eligibility questions, with a guide to the 21-day limit, identifying the protection breached, prohibited reasons, the choice between F8 and F2, and the GenAI rules from 20 October 2026. ## 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: Australia, Commonwealth - AI level: Yellow. AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use. - Law stated as at: 2026-10-18 - Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-18 against the official form at fwc.gov.au and the 4 authorities it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth. ## When to use it Use when acting for a person dismissed because of a prohibited reason under Part 3-1 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (for example a protected attribute, a workplace right, or industrial activity). For general protections claims not involving dismissal, use Form F8C. ## Used for these tasks - [Draft a general-protections or retaliation claim and response](https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations/draft-a-general-protections-or-retaliation-claim-and-response.md) - [Prepare a general protections dismissal application for the Fair Work Commission](https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations.md#A14-B15-4) - [Build a dismissal chronology and urgent filing check](https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations/build-a-dismissal-chronology-and-urgent-filing-check.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) - [Prepare FWC application material with GenAI disclosure](https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations.md#A14-B8-3) ## How AI may be used AI may help map the facts to the possible protections and build the chronology for the lawyer; the lawyer decides which protection was breached and checks every statement in each application. **AI may:** - Build a chronology linking each protected attribute, workplace right or industrial activity to the adverse action, with sources - List the general protections the facts may engage, for the lawyer to decide - Calculate the 21-day deadline from the date the dismissal took effect, for the lawyer to diarise **AI must not:** - Must not decide the reason for dismissal or which protection was breached - Must not write a witness statement or declaration in the client's words - Must not cite a case that has not been checked and hyperlinked **The lawyer checks:** - Lodged within 21 days after the dismissal took effect, or evidence of exceptional circumstances - The protection or protections breached stated; the application cannot be completed if the reason is unknown - Not underperformance or misconduct alone (not prohibited reasons); consider Form F2 instead - Redundancy claims: a prohibited reason in the selection identified - GenAI question answered and the checking statement included if GenAI was used ## Authorities - [Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) s 365 (application for the Commission to deal with a dismissal dispute) and Part 3-1 (general protections)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2009A00028/latest/text) - [Fair Work Commission, General protections dismissal – can you apply? (Form F8)](https://www.fwc.gov.au/workplace-disputes/general-protections-and-harmful-adverse-action/apply) - [Fair Work Commission, Forms (F8, and F8C for claims not involving dismissal, s 372)](https://www.fwc.gov.au/apply-or-lodge/forms) - [Fair Work Commission, Using AI to help you with your case (requirements from 20 October 2026)](https://www.fwc.gov.au/genai) ## Official form [Official form](https://www.fwc.gov.au/workplace-disputes/general-protections-and-harmful-adverse-action/apply) ## Where this comes from The official form is published by fwc.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-18. ## 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-f8-general-protections-dismissal 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.*