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Originating application under the Fair Work Act 2009 alleging unlawful termination of employment (Form 80)

Q: How do I lodge the Originating application under the Fair Work Act 2009 alleging unlawful termination of employment (Form 80) (Form 80)?

1. Pull the latest Originating application under the Fair Work Act 2009 alleging unlawful termination of employment (Form 80) 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. Confirm the populated fields are correct and complete any office-use or matter-specific fields the catalogue does not fill. 3. Rule 34.04(1)

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Format: Word (DOCX)
Category: Court form
Form number: Form 80
Version: vb0bcf4ad
Last verified: 31 August 2026

Federal Court of Australia · Federal Court Rules 2011

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1
Assemble the form
Pull the latest Originating application under the Fair Work Act 2009 alleging unlawful termination of employment (Form 80) 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 34.04(1)

Lodgement notesRule 34.04(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.

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Originating application under the Fair Work Act 2009 alleging unlawful termination of employment (Form 80)

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