Originating application under the Fair Work Act 2009 alleging dismissal in contravention of a general protection (Form 79)
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- Format
- Word (DOCX)
- Category
- Court form
- Form number
- Form 79
- Version
- v94b9d2ce
- Last verified
- 31 August 2026
Federal Court of Australia · Federal Court Rules 2011

How to lodge - See instructions
- 1
Assemble the form
Pull the latest Originating application under the Fair Work Act 2009 alleging dismissal in contravention of a general protection (Form 79) into your practice management system. Your matter details (the parties, court file details, and your firm details) populate the form automatically, on your own machine.
- 2
Review and check
Confirm the populated fields are correct and complete any office-use or matter-specific fields the catalogue does not fill.
- 3
Lodge the form
Rule 34.03(1)
Lodgement notesRule 34.03(1)
This form maps to the published matter-field vocabulary, so your practice management system fills it from your matter data - on your own machine. Practice management systems can fetch and assemble it through the document assembly API.