(1) Any interested party, as defined by rule, in a proceeding before the appeal tribunal or commissioner shall have access to any information or records deemed private and confidential under this chapter if the information or records are material to the issues in that proceeding.

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Terms Used In Washington Code 50A.25.050

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
(2) No decision by the commissioner or the appeals tribunal shall be deemed private and confidential under this chapter unless the decision is based on information obtained in a closed hearing.