Saint v Holmes (No 1) [2005] FCA 1057

Saint v Holmes (No 1) [2005] FCA 1057

Discovery was refused for the broad categories sought because they exceeded the scope of issues raised by the judicial review pleadings. The only discovery to be ordered was limited to evidentiary material made available to the Professional Services Review Committee regarding its determination about the applicant's conduct, submissions to the committee, and directions given to the committee, excluding drafts and legal advice.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
22 August 2005
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Interlocutory Application for Discovery
Outcome
Application for broad discovery refused; limited discovery ordered
Legal Topics
['judicial Review' 'discovery' 'professional Services Review Scheme' 'medicare Compliance']
['administrative Law' 'health Law' 'civil Procedure'] ['judicial Review' 'discovery' 'professional Services Review Scheme' 'medicare Compliance']

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Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Interlocutory Application for Discovery

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether discovery should be granted in judicial review proceedings regarding decisions under the Professional Services Review Scheme' 'Appropriate scope of discovery in review proceedings focused on errors of law and process' 'Relevance of broad and specific categories of requested documents to the pleaded issues']

Ratio Decidendi

Discovery was refused for the broad categories sought because they exceeded the scope of issues raised by the judicial review pleadings. The only discovery to be ordered was limited to evidentiary material made available to the Professional Services Review Committee regarding its determination about the applicant's conduct, submissions to the committee, and directions given to the committee, excluding drafts and legal advice.

Court Disposition

Application for broad discovery refused; limited discovery ordered

Orders

  • ["The Second, Third and Fourth Respondents are to give discovery by list of materials made available to the Professional Services Review Committee by way of evidence or submission related to its determination about the applicant's conduct; submissions made to the committee by any person regarding the determination...