Benchmark WA Industrial Relations Case Database

WA local government employer (state system)

factual WA local_government_employer_wa branch: factual_contexts
From 1 Jan 2023 all WA local government authorities + regional councils declared not to be national system employers (IR (General) Regs Sch 4). State industrial laws apply.

Synthesis · 638 tagged cases

638 tagged decisions (309 as primary). Of primary decisions, the most common outcome is '(unspecified)' (144, 47%).

Outcome distribution

Outcomen%
Resolved (unspecified) 144 47%
For applicant granted 69 22%
Resolved other 24 8%
Resolved adjourned 11 4%
Against applicant dismissed 10 3%
For applicant order_issued 10 3%
Resolved Award varied 7 2%
Resolved partial 3 1%
For applicant direction_issued 3 1%
Procedural programming order issued 3 1%
Procedural correction order issued 3 1%
Procedural agreement_registered 3 1%
For applicant Direction issued 2 1%
For applicant Orders issued 2 1%
For applicant 2026 State Wage order issued 2 1%
Against applicant dismissed_jurisdiction 2 1%
Resolved discontinued 2 1%
Resolved Agreement registered 1 0%
Procedural Agreement varied 1 0%
For applicant 2026 Location Allowance General Order issued 1 0%
Resolved appeal discontinued by consent 1 0%
For applicant interlocutory application granted 1 0%
Procedural programming order 1 0%
Against applicant application to vary orders denied 1 0%
Procedural respondent_amended 1 0%
Resolved agreement registerted 1 0%

By jurisdiction

Courtn
Single Commissioner (WAIRC)444
Fair Work Commission77
Commission in Court Session (WAIRC)42
Fair Work Commission (Full Bench)23
Full Bench (WAIRC)19
Industrial Appeal Court8
Industrial Magistrates Court5
Public Service Appeal Board (former)4
Fair Work Australia (Full Bench, former)4
AIRC Full Bench (former)3
WA Court of Appeal2
NSWADT1
QIRC1
SASC1
WA Supreme Court1
Fair Work Australia (former)1
Federal Court of Australia1
Federal Magistrates Court (former)1

Leading cases · by citation count

CitationCourtRoleCited
2024 WAIRC 01044 WAIRC — Court Session primary 7
[2019] WASCA 28 WA Court of Appeal primary 3
[2024] WAIRC 389 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2
[2024] WAIRC 359 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2
[2024] WAIRC 349 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2
[2024] WAIRC 28 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2
[2022] WAIRC 219 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2
[2021] WAIRC 116 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2

All tagged cases · 200

CitationCourtRoleDateOutcomeCited
2024 WAIRC 01044 WAIRC — Court Session primary 2024-12-16 Against applicant 7
[2019] WASCA 28 WA Court of Appeal primary 2019-02-13 Against applicant 3
[2024] WAIRC 389 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-01 Resolved 2
[2024] WAIRC 359 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-06-21 Resolved 2
[2024] WAIRC 349 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-06-20 For applicant 2
[2024] WAIRC 28 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-01-23 Resolved 2
[2022] WAIRC 219 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2022-05-24 For applicant 2
[2021] WAIRC 116 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2021-04-29 For applicant 2
[2025] WAIRC 00772 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-10-02 For applicant 1
[2024] WAIRC 858 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-10-02 For applicant 1
[2024] WAIRC 815 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-09-16 Resolved 1
[2024] WAIRC 459 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-11 For applicant 1
[2024] WAIRC 398 WAIRC — Full Bench primary 2024-07-03 Against applicant 1
[2017] WAIRC 1010 WAIRC — Full Bench primary 2017-12-13 Against applicant 1
[2016] FWC 1148 FWC primary 2016-01-01 For applicant 1
[2008] NSWADT 308 NSWADT primary 2008-11-19 1
[2026] WAIRC 00492 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2026-07-08 Resolved 0
[2026] WAIRC 00490 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2026-07-08 Resolved 0
[2026] WAIRC 455 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2026-07-02 For applicant 0
[2026] WAIRC 448 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2026-07-01 Resolved 0
[2026] WAIRC 450 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2026-07-01 Procedural 0
[2026] WAIRC 452 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2026-07-01 For applicant 0
[2026] WAIRC 443 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2026-06-30 For applicant 0
[2026] WAIRC 400 WAIRC — Court Session primary 2026-06-17 For applicant 0
[2026] WAIRC 399 WAIRC — Court Session primary 2026-06-17 For applicant 0
[2026] FWC 2228 FWC primary 2026-06-16 0
[2026] WAIRC 397 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2026-06-16 Resolved 0
[2026] WAIRC 398 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2026-06-16 Resolved 0
[2026] FWC 2189 FWC primary 2026-06-12 0
[2026] WAIRC 381 WAIRC — Court Session primary 2026-06-11 For applicant 0
[2026] WAIRC 377 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2026-06-10 Resolved 0
[2026] WAIRC 378 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2026-06-10 Resolved 0
[2026] WAIRC 380 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2026-06-10 Resolved 0
[2026] WAIRC 348 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2026-05-29 For applicant 0
[2026] WAIRC 00259 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2026-04-30 For applicant 0
[2026] WAIRC 00258 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2026-04-29 For applicant 0
[2026] WAIRC 00226 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2026-04-16 For applicant 0
[2026] WAIRC 00211 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2026-04-09 For applicant 0
[2026] WAIRC 00001 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2026-01-05 For applicant 0
[2026] FWC 660 FWC primary 2026-01-01 Against applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 01026 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-12-24 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00998 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-12-18 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00950 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-11-28 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00883 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-10-28 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00821 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-10-01 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00755 Industrial Appeal Court primary 2025-09-03 Resolved 0
(2025) 105 WAIG 5 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-08-22 0
[2025] WAIRC 00462 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-08-01 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00445 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-07-25 Against applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00437 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-07-23 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00436 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-07-23 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00432 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-07-21 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00412 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-07-09 Resolved 0
[2025] WAIRC 00401 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-07-03 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00394 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-06-30 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00388 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-06-26 Against applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00387 Industrial Appeal Court primary 2025-06-25 Procedural 0
2025 WAIRC 00379 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-06-23 Against applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00375 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-06-19 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00355 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-06-13 Resolved 0
[2025] WAIRC 00347 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-06-12 Resolved 0
[2025] WAIRC 00337 Industrial Appeal Court primary 2025-06-09 Procedural 0
[2025] WAIRC 00334 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-06-06 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00320 Industrial Appeal Court primary 2025-05-29 Procedural 0
(2025) 105 WAIG WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-05-16 0
[2025] WAIRC 00294 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-05-14 Resolved 0
[2025] WAIRC 00289 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-05-13 Resolved 0
[2025] WAIRC 00266 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-05-05 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00260 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-04-29 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00256 Industrial Appeal Court primary 2025-04-28 Procedural 0
[2025] WAIRC 00249 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-04-22 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00245 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-04-14 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00235 WAIRC — Court Session primary 2025-04-10 Resolved 0
[2025] WAIRC 00025 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-03-20 Procedural 0
[2025] WAIRC 00173 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-03-18 Resolved 0
[2025] WAIRC 00152 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-03-07 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00131 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-02-28 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00092 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-02-17 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00082 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-02-13 For applicant 0
[2025] WAIRC 00042 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-01-29 For applicant 0
(2025) 105 WAIG WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-01-24 0
[2025] WAIRC 00023 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2025-01-17 For applicant 0
[2025] FWCFB 8 FWC — Full Bench primary 2025-01-15 0
[2025] QIRC 172 QIRC primary 2025-01-01 0
[2025] FWC 1725 FWC primary 2025-01-01 For applicant 0
[2025] FWC 3647 FWC primary 2025-01-01 0
[2024] WAIRC 01072 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-12-24 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 01061 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-12-20 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 01054 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-12-18 Resolved 0
[2024] WAIRC 997 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-11-29 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 950 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-11-05 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 927 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-10-29 For applicant 0
(2025) 105 WAIG WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-10-22 0
(2024) 104 WAIG WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-10-16 0
[2024] WAIRC 901 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-10-14 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 898 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-10-11 Against applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 836 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-09-24 Resolved 0
[2024] FWC 2201 FWC primary 2024-09-19 Against applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 817 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-09-17 Resolved 0
[2024] WAIRC 775 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-08-19 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 750 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-08-08 Resolved 0
[2024] WAIRC 725 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-26 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 733 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-26 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 730 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-26 Resolved 0
[2024] WAIRC 727 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-25 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 491 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-19 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 484 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-17 Resolved 0
(2024) 104 WAIG WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-17 0
[2024] WAIRC 445 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-11 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 452 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-11 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 456 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-11 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 442 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-10 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 438 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-10 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 437 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-10 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 439 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-10 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 431 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-09 Resolved 0
[2024] WAIRC 423 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-08 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 415 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-05 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 405 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-05 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 408 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-05 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 407 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-05 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 401 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-04 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 399 WAIRC — Full Bench primary 2024-07-03 Against applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 390 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-07-01 Resolved 0
[2024] WAIRC 343 WAIRC — Court Session primary 2024-06-18 Resolved 0
[2024] WAIRC 338 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-06-17 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 337 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-06-17 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 325 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-06-13 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 322 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-06-13 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 318 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-06-13 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 328 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-06-13 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 311 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-06-10 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 306 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-05-31 For applicant 0
[2024] FWCFB 265 FWC — Full Bench primary 2024-05-22 0
(2024) 104 WAIG 4 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-05-21 0
[2024] WAIRC 211 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-05-14 Resolved 0
(2024) 104 WAIG WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-05-14 0
[2024] WAIRC 200 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-05-08 For applicant 0
(2024) 104 WAIG WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-04-03 0
(2024) 104 WAIG WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-03-28 0
[2024] WAIRC 122 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-03-22 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 118 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-03-20 Resolved 0
[2024] WAIRC 94 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-03-06 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 84 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-02-26 For applicant 0
[2024] WAIRC 80 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-02-19 Resolved 0
[2024] FWCFB 83 FWC — Full Bench primary 2024-02-15 0
(2024) 104 WAIG 2024 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-02-07 0
[2024] WAIRC 44 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-01-29 Resolved 0
[2024] WAIRC 42 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-01-29 Procedural 0
(2024) 104 WAIG WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-01-24 0
(2024) 104 WAIG WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-01-23 0
[2024] WAIRC 2 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2024-01-02 For applicant 0
[2024] FWC 432 FWC primary 2024-01-01 0
[2024] FWC 1780 FWC primary 2024-01-01 0
[2024] FWC 2362 FWC primary 2024-01-01 0
[2024] FWC 2608 FWC primary 2024-01-01 0
[2024] FWC 3124 FWC primary 2024-01-01 0
(2024) 104 WAIG WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-12-15 0
FWC primary 2023-12-05 0
[2023] WAIRC 927 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-11-24 For applicant 0
[2023] WAIRC 921 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-11-22 For applicant 0
[2023] WAIRC 918 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-11-21 Resolved 0
[2023] WAIRC 916 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-11-21 Resolved 0
[2023] WAIRC 915 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-11-21 Resolved 0
(2024) 104 WAIG 45 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-11-15 0
[2023] WAIRC 899 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-11-14 For applicant 0
(2023) 103 WAIG 20 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-11-14 0
[2023] WAIRC 870 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-11-07 Procedural 0
(2023) 103 WAIG WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-10-19 0
[2023] WAIRC 717 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-08-22 Procedural 0
[2023] WAIRC 699 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-08-15 Resolved 0
[2023] WAIRC 701 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-08-15 Resolved 0
[2023] WAIRC 663 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-08-09 For applicant 0
[2023] WAIRC 664 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-08-09 For applicant 0
[2023] WAIRC 410 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-07-28 For applicant 0
(2023) 103 WAIG WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-07-20 0
[2023] WAIRC 388 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-07-18 Resolved 0
[2023] WAIRC 389 WAIRC — Full Bench primary 2023-07-18 For applicant 0
[2023] WAIRC 351 WAIRC — Court Session primary 2023-06-29 Resolved 0
(2023) 103 WAIG 7 WAIRC — Full Bench primary 2023-06-28 0
[2023] WAIRC 341 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-06-26 Resolved 0
[2023] WAIRC 326 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-06-14 Resolved 0
[2023] WAIRC 211 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2023-04-18 Resolved 0
[2023] FWC 305 FWC primary 2023-02-07 Against applicant 0
[2023] FWCFB 25 FWC — Full Bench primary 2023-01-01 0
[2023] FWC 789 FWC primary 2023-01-01 0
[2023] FWC 805 FWC primary 2023-01-01 0
[2023] FWC 1631 FWC primary 2023-01-01 0
[2023] FWC 1757 FWC primary 2023-01-01 0
[2023] FWC 2756 FWC primary 2023-01-01 0
[2022] FWCFB 196 FWC — Full Bench primary 2022-11-04 0
FWC primary 2022-10-31 0
[2021] FWCFB 4206 FWC — Full Bench primary 2022-10-31 0
[2022] WAIRC 736 PSAB (former) primary 2022-10-19 Procedural 0
[2022] WAIRC 314 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2022-07-29 Procedural 0
(2022) 102 WAIG 55 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2022-05-25 0
(2022) 102 WAIG PSAB (former) primary 2022-03-25 0
(2022) 102 WAIG WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2022-03-24 0
[2021] WAIRC 601 WAIRC — Single Commissioner primary 2021-11-30 Resolved 0
[2021] FWCFB 6012 FWC — Full Bench primary 2021-10-19 0