APPEAL AGAINST THE DECISION OF THE FULL BENCH IN FBA 10 OF 2024

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL APPEAL COURT

PARTIES Western Australian Prison Officers' Union of Workers

APPELLANT

-v-

Minister for Corrective Services

RESPONDENT

CORAM MITCHELL J

DATE Tuesday, 2 December 2025

FILE NO/S IAC 1 OF 2025

CITATION NO. 2025 WAIRC 00958

Result Order issued

Order

1. Until judgment is delivered in this matter only the following persons (authorised persons) may view the advance reasons in this matter or be informed of any information from those advance reasons:

(a) each party who is an individual;

(b) where any party is not an individual:

(i) one representative of that party who is authorised to represent the party or to instruct its legal advisers (if any) with respect to the orders properly made at judgment delivery; and

(ii) any legal practitioner who is employed by the party to provide the party with legal advice generally, even if that legal practitioner is not representing the party in the matter; and

(c) if any party is legally represented, the party's legal advisers including barristers or counsel.

2. Until judgment is delivered in this matter:

(a) a person who has a copy of the advance reasons or any information from those reasons is personally responsible to take all reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of those reasons except as otherwise provided in this order;

(b) an authorised person may only provide a copy of the advance reasons, or disclose information from the advance reasons, to an authorised person; and

(c) any authorised person who provides a copy of the advance reasons, or discloses information from the advance reasons, to any other authorised person is personally responsible to take all necessary steps to ensure that the advance reasons remain confidential in the hands of any and all of those to whom they provide the advance reasons, including but not limited to providing a copy of these confidentiality orders.

susan bastian

CLERK OF the COURT