How do I submit an Application?

• To start an application, you must fill in a Form 24 - Application to Refer Breach of Public Sector Standards Claim, which may be lodged in the Registry of the Commission using the online lodgment system, by email, in person or by post. You need to attach a copy of the breach of public sector standards claim made to the public sector body to the Form 24.
• You are not required to have a representative and can represent yourself. For information on representation and representing yourself, please click here. 

Who is the respondent?

The respondent will be the public sector body that you made the breach of public sector standards claim to. 

What happens next?

After you have submitted your Form 24, the Commission’s Registry will:

• check the form to make sure that it is complete and contains all the required information;
• if the form is complete, send a copy of it to you for your records; and
• serve a copy of it on the respondent(s).

If the Form 24 is incomplete, it may cause delays.

A public sector body that is served with a Form 24 and wants to respond to the application must file a response using a Form 4 – Response (General) within 21 days after being served. Pursuant to regulation 62G(6) of the Industrial Relations Commission Regulations 2005, a response must, in summary form, specify the facts on which the public sector body relies and specifically admit or dispute, either with or without qualification, each part of the application.

The Commission will provide you with a copy of any response that is filed.

The referral will be allocated to a Commissioner and then generally listed for a conciliation conference.