Fair Work Act 2009

The object of this Part is:

to establish a framework for dealing with unfair dismissal that balances:

the needs of business (including small business); and

the needs of employees; and

to establish procedures for dealing with unfair dismissal that:

are quick, flexible and informal; and

address the needs of employers and employees; and

to provide remedies if a dismissal is found to be unfair, with an emphasis on reinstatement.

The procedures and remedies referred to in paragraphs (1)(b) and (c), and the manner of deciding on and working out such remedies, are intended to ensure that a “fair go all round” is accorded to both the employer and employee concerned.

The expression “fair go all round” was used by Sheldon J in in re Loty and Holloway v Australian Workers’ Union [1971] AR (NSW) 95.