King v Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd [2011] FCA 95

King v Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd [2011] FCA 95

The subpoenas have sufficient apparent relevance as the applicant's medical history, including both mental and physical health, could illuminate the causes of her alleged injury and her credit; therefore, the subpoenas are not unreasonably wide. Restrictions should be imposed limiting access to legal representatives...

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
08 February 2011
Procedural Posture
Notice of Motion to Set Aside Subpoenas / Interlocutory Application; Decision on Motion
Outcome
Applicant's notice of motion to set aside subpoenas dismissed subject to limitation.
Legal Topics
['subpoenas' 'production of Documents' 'relevance of Evidence' 'workplace Bullying' 'medical Evidence' 'privacy']
['practice and Procedure' 'employment Law'] ['subpoenas' 'production of Documents' 'relevance of Evidence' 'workplace Bullying' 'medical Evidence' 'privacy']

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Procedural Posture

Notice of Motion to Set Aside Subpoenas / Interlocutory Application; Decision on Motion

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether subpoenas for medical records should be set aside as too broad or irrelevant' 'Appropriate scope and access to confidential medical records in workplace proceedings']

Ratio Decidendi

The subpoenas have sufficient apparent relevance as the applicant's medical history, including both mental and physical health, could illuminate the causes of her alleged injury and her credit; therefore, the subpoenas are not unreasonably wide. Restrictions should be imposed limiting access to legal representatives and experts, and limiting the period for accounting records to commence from 8 October 2008.

Court Disposition

Applicant's notice of motion to set aside subpoenas dismissed subject to limitation.

Orders

  • ['Paragraph 1(d) of the schedule to the subpoenas is amended to limit production of documents to those made or generated from 8 October 2008.' 'Notice of motion otherwise dismissed.' 'Until further order, production of documents on subpoena to the specified persons/entities is restricted to the applicant, legal...