CASE PROCEDURES – confidentiality – s.789FC Fair Work Act 2009 – application for order to stop bullying – decision deals with application by the s.789FC applicants for confidentiality orders – principal application under s.789FC – company of employees making s.789FC application involved in industrial dispute with union relating to terms and conditions of employment of persons employed by company – conduct about which complaint made in principal application involves allegations about conduct or behaviour of persons who are participating in picket outside work site entrance – applicants do not wish to be identified for reasons such as concerns relating to escalation of conduct about which they complain is directed towards them – Commission accepts concerns genuinely held and risk of escalation not merely theoretical – Commission persuaded an order protecting applicants’ anonymity in regards to their name and address should be made – orders sought by applicants would unduly restrict capacity of legal representatives of other parties to this proceeding – Commission considers order made must appropriately balance applicants’ concerns and interest of other parties to proceedings – applicants must advise Commission in light of order made whether they are prepared to participate in proceedings as applicants and give evidence before Commission – Commission will give consideration to interim order relating to conduct after advice from applicants received – order issued. Worker A, Worker B, Worker C, Worker D and Worker E

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