Senator Ludwig: The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question: Between 1 July, 2009 and 30 June, 2012 Fair Work Australia made eleven orders for costs, as detailed below: (a) Reason for costs order (b)(i) Applicant for costs order (b)(ii) Costs awarded to Number of orders made s658(3)(b) Workplace Relations Act Applicant to s643 application (unfair dismissal) Employee 1 s611(2)(a) Fair Work Act Applicant to s394 application (unfair dismissal) Employee 3 s611(2)(b) Fair Work Act Respondent to s365 application (general protections) Employer 1 s611(2)(b) Fair Work Act Respondent to s394 application (unfair dismissal) Employer 3 s611(2)(a) & (b) Fair Work Act Respondent to s394 application (unfair dismissal) Employer 2 s611(2)(b) Fair Work Act Respondent to s604 appeal against decision granting unfair dismissal remedy Employee 1 Note: This information was obtained through an interrogation of the case management system. Because of the database infrastructure, the above answer does not include costs orders if any have been made concurrently with other orders in the same matter.