The Commission granted suppression orders anonymising the employer and two employees, sealing the appeal file, and closing the hearing to the public in a workers' compensation appeal involving underlying allegations of sexual assault. The Commission applied the open justice principle as the starting point but held that the nature of the sexual assault allegations, the risk of psychological harm to the individuals involved (supported by unchallenged evidence), and the likelihood that publishing the employer's name would identify the individuals, justified departing from open justice in the circumstances.
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