Who's who at the Fair Work Commission - Unfair dismissal cases
This is a picture of how a courtroom might look for an unfair dismissal case at
the Fair Work Commission (the Commission).
| 1 | Member | 5 | Respondent |
| | In unfair dismissal cases at the Commission this is a member. | | The person who is responding to an application for unfair dismissal.
In unfair dismissal cases the respondent usually sits on the left. |
| 2 | Associate | 6 | Applicant |
| | This person helps the member. If you need to give documents to the member, the associate will get them from you. | | The person who made the unfair dismissal application. The applicant usually sits on the right. When they speak to them member they should stand up. |
| 3 | Monitor | 7 | Bar table |
| | This is where the monitor sits. They record the case. | | This is the table where parties involved in a case should sit. |
| 4 | Witness box or stand | 8 | Gallery |
| | This is where a witness will sit if they are asked to give oral evidence, under oath. | | This is where witnesses, people involved in other cases, and people observing may sit. |