Form · Employment & Workplace Relations
Application to appeal (QIRC Form 5)
Link to QIRC Form 5. On the unfair-dismissal page, an appeal to the Industrial Court from a Commission decision in that matter is filed within 21 days of the decision being released, on Form 5, and is generally limited to error of law or excess or want of jurisdiction.
- Kind
- Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Where it applies
- Queensland
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the official form at qirc.qld.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Queensland.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Link to the official form. Licence: © State of Queensland (Queensland Industrial Relations Commission). Link only: download the current form from the official page each time; do not copy or adapt it.
Where this comes from
The official form is published by qirc.qld.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.
When to use it
Use when appealing a Commission decision and the lawyer has checked that Form 5 and the 21-day period on the unfair-dismissal page apply to that decision. The page states the period and the grounds for an appeal from the Commission's decision in a reinstatement matter.
Used for these tasks
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may check the draft against the current official form and list what is missing; the lawyer settles every statement that will be filed and signs or lodges the form.
AI may
- Check the draft is the current version of the form and list every blank field or missing attachment
- Index the documents on the file that the form calls for, with date and author
- Turn the court's published filing and service steps into a checklist for this matter
AI must not
- Must not write allegations, grounds, orders or figures in words that will be filed
- Must not decide jurisdiction, standing or whether a time limit has been met
- Must not sign, lodge or serve the form
- Must not draft, outline or settle an affidavit, witness statement or other sworn text
The lawyer checks
- The decision is a Commission decision, and the lawyer has checked that this appeal path applies to it
- If the unfair-dismissal page applies, the appeal is within 21 days of the date the decision was released
- The grounds are error of law, or excess or want of jurisdiction, where that page's limit applies
- The current Form 5 is used
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
Official form
Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: © State of Queensland (Queensland Industrial Relations Commission). Link only: download the current form from the official page each time; do not copy or adapt it..
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