The Commission is expanding access to online services. The following forms can be filed online: 

Forms to start a new case

• Application to commence proceedings for a summary offence (Crt Form 1)
• Application, general form (Crt Form 4)
• Notification of an Industrial Dispute (Form 4)
• Application for Public Sector Disciplinary Appeal (Form 4A)
• Notification of intention to commence mutual gains bargaining (Form 6)
• Unfair Dismissal Application (Form 7A)
• Application for Review/Appeal Under Police Act 1990 (Form 8)
• Application in respect of an industrial instrument (Form 14A)
• Application for relief from victimisation (Form 19)
• Application for leave to appeal and appeal (Form 28)

Forms to respond to a case

• Notice of Appearance (Crt 3 and UCPR Form 6A)
• Notice of Change of Solicitor or Appointment of Solicitor (UCPR Form 77)
• Employer’s Response to Public Sector Disciplinary Appeal (Form 4B)
• Declaration that mutual gains bargaining is unresolved (Form 6A)
• Employer's Response to Unfair Dismissal Application (Form 7B)

Up to four supporting documents can be filed with each of the above forms. Document formats should be .pdf and not exceed 5MB each.

Please note: If you wish to file a fee waiver with your unfair dismissal application you will need to file both the fee waiver and the Application in paper form. 

Forms that are used in case management

• Summons to give evidence (Form 40)
• Summons to produce (Form 41)
• Summons to produce and give evidence (Form 42)
• Affidavit (Form 43)
• Witness statement (Form 43A)
• Notice to produce (Form 46)
• Notice to admit facts and authenticity of documents (Form 47)
• Notice disputing facts and authenticity of documents (Form 48)
• Notice of motion (UCPR Form 20)
• Notice of Discontinuance (UCPR Form 33)
• Affidavit of service (UCPR Form 41)
• Request for copy of judgment or order (UCPR Form 43)
• Consent judgment or order (UCPR Form 44)
• Notice of Intention to file notice of ceasing to act (UCPR Form 79)
• Notice of Ceasing to Act (UCPR Form 80).
• Chronology
• Expert Report
• List of Authorities

Who can file online?

Any party that is currently able to file a form in the Industrial Relations Commission can file these forms online provided they have registered an account with the Online Registry. 

Create an Online Registry account

To begin online filing, you need to register an account with the NSW Courts and Tribunals Online Registry. 

This will enable the Commission to verify your identity and provide a secure online service. 

Note: There are different steps for registration, depending on your role (applicant, legal representative, authorised officer of industrial organisation). It is important that you register correctly, see: How to register an account with the Online Registry. 

Starting a case

Once you have registered, you can use your Online Registry account to login and start a case. The new online forms are listed on the right side of the Online Registry website. Alternatively, you can use this quick link to  start a case. 

The process is as follows:

• Select from any of the available online forms

• Save and resume your draft forms

• Submit your completed form and any attachments online.

Responding to a case

Once you have registered, you can use your Online Registry account login to respond to a case online. The process is as follows:

• if you have added your case to your case list as part of the registration process, search by case number in the ‘case list’ search
• If you have not yet added the case to your case list, use the ‘Find your case’ button on the right side of the page
• enter the case number as it is written on the documentation you have received
• you may be prompted to enter a barcode number
• select the case and follow the promps
• if you are a solicitor, you will need to submit notice of appearance before being able to access and start your response form

Case management

Once a case has been opened, case management functions, such as filing notice of appearance or notifying the commission of a change in solicitor are to be completed through the Online Registry. 

The process is as follows:

• Find and select your case
• Select from any of the available online forms
• Follow the prompts 
• Submit your completed form. 

Original documents

In accordance with rule 3.5 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005,  a person who has filed a document by uploading it to Online Registry is "taken to have agreed that, if the court so requires, he or she will file the original document in accordance with the court's directions."

If a document has been filed using Online Registry, the original document is only required to be provided if specifically directed by the Commission.

Pursuant to rule 3.5(9), the original signed copy of a document filed by uploading it to the Online Registry is required to be kept until the later of the following:​

• Two years from the date of the finalisation of the proceedings in which the document was filed; or
• Two years from the date of the finalisation of an appeal against a determination made in proceedings in which the document was filed; or
• Two years after the date the document was filed.

These rules apply only to documents filed using Online Registry. Please note that parties filing documents containing signatures over the counter or by post are required to furnish the original signed document for filing.

Documents with signatures

If the document to be filed using Online Registry contains a signature or is required to contain a signature, rule 3.5(6) requires that the document uploaded must be a scanned copy that includes a clear, legible copy of the signature of the person who signed the document.

Compliance with Practice Notes

When filing, you must comply with all Practice Notes issued by the Commission.

• Practice Notes of the IRC

Note

Email filing is no longer accepted for forms which can be filed using the Online Registry unless there are technical difficulties preventing such filing. If this is the case then a party can file the document by email with a cover note stating that the Online Registry did not allow the filing of the document.