Practice Notes

Practice Note number	Pratice Note Title	Original issue date	Re-issue date
39	Paperless Hearings (PDF, 124KB ) Paperless Hearings (DOCX, 67KB)	5 August 2026
38	Workplace Conduct Proceedings (PDF, 245KB ) Workplace Conduct Proceedings (DOCX, 77KB)	6 July 2026	27 July 2026
37	Work Health and Safety Disputes - Pursuant to Division 7A of Part 5 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (PDF, 140 KB) Work Health and Safety Disputes - Pursuant to Division 7A of Part 5 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (DOCX, 80 KB)	1 Jun 2026	-
36	Third Party and Media Access to Commission Files (PDF, 120 KB) Third Party and Media Access to Commission Files (DOCX, 53 KB)	1 Jun 2026	-
35	Sexual Harassment Application (PDF, 191 KB) Sexual Harassment Application (DOCX, 68 KB)	10 Oct 2025	10 August 2026
34	Stop Bullying Application (PDF, 179 KB) Stop Bullying Application (DOCX, 67 KB)	10 Oct 2025	5 December 2025
33	Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) (PDF, 139.7 KB) (PDF, 139.0 KB) Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) (DOC, 64.5 KB) (DOC, 65.0 KB)	14 February 2025	-
	Usual Directions (PDF, 198.8 KB) (PDF, 129 KB) Usual Directions (DOCX, 40.5 KB) (DOC, 90 KB)	14 Mar 2023	1 April 2026
32	Filing, Length, Presentation and Formatting of Documents and Courtbooks (PDF, 227.3 KB) (PDF, 197 KB) Filing, Length, Presentation and Formatting of Documents and Courtbooks (DOCX, 49.9 KB) (DOC, 76 KB)	11 Feb 2021	1 August 2025
31A	Production of and Access to Summonsed Material (PDF, 120.0 KB) (PDF, 120.0 KB) Production of and Access to Summonsed Material (DOC, 64.5 KB) (DOC, 64.5 KB)	15 Feb 2018	1 June 2026
29	Procedures – Contract Determinations (PDF, 43.2 KB) Procedures – Contract Determinations (DOC, 38.0 KB)	10 Apr 2014	-
25A	Pre-Judgment Interest Rates (PDF, 215.5 KB) (PDF, 29.9 KB) Pre-Judgment Interest Rates (DOCX, 67.5 KB) (DOC, 30.5 KB)	15 Feb 2018	14 Aug 2025
24A	Procedures for Matters arising under the Police Act (PDF, 209.2 KB) (PDF, 210.0 KB) Procedures for Matters arising under the Police Act (DOCX, 53.3 KB) (DOC, 54.0 KB)	14 Aug 2025	-
23A	Public Sector Disciplinary Appeals (PDF, 174.0 KB) (PDF, 95.8 KB) Public Sector Disciplinary Appeals (DOCX, 56.0 KB) (DOC, 65.5 KB)	9 Oct 2019	14 Aug 2025
17A	Unfair Dismissal Applications (PDF, 172.7 KB) (PDF, 137.4 KB) Unfair Dismissal Applications (DOCX, 54.4 KB) (DOC, 57.0 KB)	29 Apr 2016	14 Aug 2025
14B	Usual Directions for Applications for Recovery of Money and Civil penalties and Applications under section 106 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (PDF, 162.8 KB) (PDF, 163.0 KB) Usual Directions for Applications for Recovery of Money and Civil penalties and Applications under section 106 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (DOCX, 50.5 KB) (DOC, 51.0 KB)	3 June 2025	1 June 2026
13	Procedures for Review of Awards (PDF, 128.7 KB) (PDF, 129 KB) Procedures for Review of Awards (DOCX, 53.1 KB) (DOC, 54.0 KB)	15 Sep 2003	9 Dec 2025
10	Notices of Motion (PDF, 62.2 KB) Notices of Motion (DOC, 30.5 KB)	14 Feb 2023	-
8A	Major Industrial Cases (PDF, 113 KB) Major Industrial Cases (DOCX, 71 KB)	1 Jun 2026	-
6	New Awards or Variations to Awards by Consent (PDF, 181.0 KB) (PDF, 201 KB) New Awards or Variations to Awards by Consent (DOCX, 65.1 KB) (DOC, 66 KB)	14 Jul 2000	14 Aug 2025
3	Approval of Enterprise Agreements (PDF, 233.5 KB) (PDF, 16.2 KB) Approval of Enterprise Agreements (DOCX, 68.2 KB) (DOC, 34.5 KB)	16 Dec 1998	14 Aug 2025
2A	List of Authorities and Legislation (PDF, 111.3 KB) List of Authorities and Legislation (DOC, 42.0 KB)	16 Dec 1998	1 Jul 2024
1A	Usual Appeal Directions (PDF, 229.0 KB) Usual Appeal Directions (DOC, 93.0 KB)	15 Feb 2018	18 Feb 2025
1	Industrial Court Criminal Practice Note No. 1 (PDF, 261.0 KB) Industrial Court Criminal Practice Note No. 1 (DOC, 78.0 KB)	1 July 2024	10 August 2026

Last updated: 10 August 2026

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