Seven's Fair Work dispute resolved in mediation
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The news: Court-ordered mediation in Seven's Fair Work dispute brought by ex-producer Amelia Saw against former colleagues and claims breaches of general workplace protections has been resolved, according to public court filings.
The broader Fair Work dispute case is still marked as open on the court register, pending final orders from Federal Court Judge Nye Perram, though the matter was reported in The Australian as settled.
The context: The case was lodged before the Federal Court of Australia on 6 September and was ordered to mediation at a first case management hearing.
The case included fights over suppression orders, with three of the nation’s largest media organisations tapping Thomson Geer to fight Seven Network's pursuit of suppression orders in a Fair Work case brought by a former employee.
Seven was not seeking permanent suppression or non-publication orders but rather orders that would last until after mediation or after the filing of its defence.
Perram ruled on 18 October that suppression orders should be granted because publishing details of the case now “would be prejudicial to the administration of justice because it may imperil the success of an upcoming mediation”.
Perram had said previously that the contents of the documents were “colourful and embarrassing”.
The sources: Federal Court of Australia, The Australian
