Award-free employees may only apply for relief from alleged unfair dismissal if their salary does not exceed the amount set by s.83(1)(b) of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 and Regulation 5 of the Industrial Relations (General) Regulation 2001. The amount prescribed is calculated in accordance with Subregulation 12.3(a), Division 4, Part 12, Chapter 2 of the Workplace Relations Regulations 2006.

The current salary cap for award-free employees in applications for relief from alleged unfair dismissal is $106,400, effective from 1 July 2008.

Date of Indexation	Salary Cap
1 July 2008	$106,400
1 July 2007	$101,300
1 July 2006	$98,200
1 July 2005	$94,900
1 July 2004	$90,400
1 July 2003	$85,400
1 July 2002	$81,500
1 July 2001	$76,600
1 July 2000	$73,600
1 July 1999	$71,000
1 July 1998	$69,100
1 July 1997	$66,400