Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00379:reg:66
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00379
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 66
Character Range: 68261–69273

66  Employer response to an unfair dismissal application
 (1) A respondent to an unfair dismissal application must lodge with the FWC a response by the respondent to the application, together with any supporting documents, within 7 days after the day on which the respondent was served with the application.
Note: The response must be in the approved form: see rule 9.
 (2) If the respondent wants to raise:
 (a) an objection to the application in relation to a matter mentioned in section 396 of the Act; or
 (b) any jurisdictional objection to the application;
the response must include details of the objection to the application.
Note 1: Section 396 of the Act provides that the FWC must decide certain matters relating to an unfair dismissal application before considering whether the termination is harsh, unjust or unreasonable.
Note 2: In 2024, information about the grounds on which a respondent can object to an unfair dismissal application was available on the FWC's website (http://www.fwc.gov.au).