Supreme Court to rule on challenge to Workplace Relations Commission

A significant test case on the resolution of workplace disputes will be judged by the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will give judgment at a later date on a significant ‘test’ case appeal concerning the constitutionality of new procedures for the resolution of workplace disputes.

The core issue in the appeal is whether the process operated by the Workplace Relations Commission under the Workplace Relations Act 2015, including having adjudication officers determine complaints, involves the “administration of justice” reserved under the Constitution to judges.