The common law principles of actual and apprehended bias, including the fair-minded lay observer test, apply to arbitrators in workers' compensation proceedings under the Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 (WA). An appeal under s 254 of the Act requires demonstration of arguable error in the primary judge's reasoning; complaints about international human rights law obligations do not disclose error where the primary judge correctly applied domestic bias principles.
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