[2] It provided for the division of the colony (later the state) into Industrial Districts[3] (each with its own Board of Conciliation),[4] the decisions of which were subject to appeal to a Court of Arbitration.
[8] The scope of its jurisdiction was significantly restricted in 2006 when the Commonwealth's WorkChoices legislation came into effect, later revised by the Fair Work Act 2009.
[9] Of all the states, Western Australia was the only one not to exercise its referral power to delegate further jurisdiction to the Fair Work Commission.
The commission can also consider applications by employers claiming unfair dismissal or that their contractual rights haven’t been fulfilled.
Prior to 2019 a commissioned role of President heard appeals made disputing any tribunal orders or decisions.
This department provides the registry handling applications from public, state and local agencies, inquiry or even private hosted administration disputes of[clarification needed] and provides preliminary conference conciliation aiming to mediation matter resolutions and saving formal court proceeds.