How do I lodge a dispute with the Tribunal and how long does it take to organise?
To refer a dispute with the Tribunal, you need to fill in a Form 7A then lodge it with the Tribunal. You can get the form by going to the website: www.wairc.wa.gov.au, or by going to the WA Industrial Relations Commission on 111 St Georges Terrace, Perth. You can lodge the form via the same website, by going to the Commission office, or you can post it in. There is no fee for doing this. Once the form has been received and filed by the Tribunal, you need to serve a copy of it on the other party to the dispute. You will also need to fill out a statutory declaration that you have done this. The statutory declaration is done on a Form 4. The other party then has 21 days to respond, which they do using a Form 5. They also need to send a copy of the Form 5 to you and fill out a Form 4 statutory declaration that they have done so. The Tribunal will list the matter for hearing as soon as it reasonably can.
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