The Fair Work Commission application fee, and the hardship waiver
$92.70 for 2026-27, reindexed every 1 July, with a waiver available for serious hardship.
The Fair Work Commission's application fee for 2026-27 is $92.70, effective 1 July 2026, and it changes again on 1 July 2027 under the Commission's annual indexation. The fee applies to several application types the Commission lists together, including general protections dismissal disputes, unfair dismissal remedies, unlawful termination disputes, and orders to stop bullying, among others.
If paying the fee would cause hardship
The Fair Work Commission's guidance states that if paying the fee would cause serious hardship, you can apply to have it waived at the same time you lodge your application. This site has not opened the specific waiver form's own text or its detailed eligibility criteria, so nothing here describes the process beyond the fact that serious hardship is the stated ground.
The fee is separate from any lawyer's cost
The application fee is what you pay the Fair Work Commission to lodge, not what a lawyer, if you use one, charges for their own time. Several firms work on a no-win-no-fee basis for unfair dismissal claims specifically, covered on its own guide, which is a separate question from this fixed lodgement fee.