Employment Law for Employees and Employers

Terra Australis provides employment law advice to employees and employers in Queensland and more broadly across Australia. Time limits in this area are short and unforgiving.

Twenty-one days, and the clock starts on the day it ends.

Under the Fair Work Act 2009, an unfair dismissal or general protections dismissal application must generally be filed within 21 days of the dismissal taking effect. Extensions are granted only in exceptional circumstances. If you have been dismissed, this is the single most important fact on the page.

We act on both sides. For employees, that means an honest assessment of whether a claim is worth running, and firm conduct of the conciliation. For employers, it means getting the process right before the termination rather than defending a flawed one afterwards — a properly run investigation and a defensible procedure are usually cheaper than the claim they prevent.