The office of President of the Fair Work Commission has been held by Justice Adam Hatcher since 19 February 2023.

[6] FWC's functions include the setting and varying industrial awards, minimum wage fixation, dispute resolution, the approval of enterprise agreements, and handling claims for unfair dismissal.

[7] The Fair Work Act is an attempt to create a more national system for regulating industrial relations in Australia.

It is also involved in the process of determining national industrial relations policies, including setting minimum wages and regulating the award system.

He retired from this position in February 2012, and was succeeded by former Victorian Supreme Court judge Iain Ross who served from 2012 to 2022.