Section 585 — Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

Applications in accordance with procedural rules

An application to the FWC must be in accordance with the procedural rules (if any) relating to applications of that kind.

Note 1: Certain provisions might impose additional requirements in relation to particular kinds of applications (see for example subsection 185(2)).

Note 2: The FWC may, under section 587, dismiss an application that is not made in accordance with the procedural rules.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 17 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 583 — President not subject to direction
s 584 — Delegation of functions and powers of the President
s 584B — Protection of persons involved in handling etc. complaints about FWC Members
s 586 — Correcting and amending applications and documents etc.
s 587 — Dismissing applications
s 588 — Discontinuing applications

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