---
title: "Application for an unlawful termination dispute (Form F9)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/employment-and-workplace-relations/form-fwc-f9-unlawful-termination"
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site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a14-form-fwc-f9-unlawful-termination"
area_id: "A14"
kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A14-T1-R3", "A14-P20260916-3"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Application for an unlawful termination dispute (Form F9)

> Link to Fair Work Commission Form F9. The page says to lodge by 11:59 pm on the 21st day after the employment was terminated, and it cites sections 772 and 773.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/employment-and-workplace-relations/form-fwc-f9-unlawful-termination  
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 person asks the Commission to deal with an unlawful termination dispute on Form F9. An unfair dismissal application remains Form F2, which already has a guide.

## Used for these tasks

- [Draft the unfair-dismissal or equivalent tribunal application and response](https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations/draft-the-unfair-dismissal-or-equivalent-tribunal-application-and-respon.md)
- [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)

## 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 says to lodge by 11:59 pm on the 21st day after the employment was terminated.
- The page ties the unlawful reasons to section 772 and the form's rules line to section 773.
- A fee is payable. The page points to Form F80 if a waiver is sought.
- Email lodgement is to lodge@fwc.gov.au. The page says an extension is only in exceptional circumstances.

## Authorities

- [Apply for help with unlawful termination (Form F9).](https://www.fwc.gov.au/apply-or-lodge/form/apply-help-unlawful-termination-form-f9)
- [Forms table: Form F9, section 773, updated 20 October 2026.](https://www.fwc.gov.au/apply-or-lodge/forms)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.fwc.gov.au/apply-or-lodge/form/apply-help-unlawful-termination-form-f9)

## 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-f9-unlawful-termination 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.*