Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Subpoena – confidential documents – whether call on subpoena should be permitted, and if so, how inspection should occur.
READING AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED V AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY and AMP INVESTMENTS LIMITED
NG 326 of 1997
JUDGE: BEAUMONT J.
PLACE: SYDNEY
DATE: 6 JULY 1998
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NG 326 of 1997
BETWEEN: READING AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
Applicant
AND: AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY
First Respondent
AMP INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Second Respondent
JUDGE: BEAUMONT J.
DATE OF ORDER: 6 july 1998
WHERE MADE: SYDNEY
ORDERS: 1. Direct that the documents be produced to the Court by Village Roadshow but that inspection be restricted to Mr Finch SC on behalf of the applicant upon the filing and serving of a written undertaking by Mr Finch not to disclose their contents to any other person, except with the leave of the Court. 2. Direct that the documents produced by Village Roadshow are to be placed in an envelope marked "confidential", not to be opened except: (a) by Mr Finch SC upon Mr Finch's written undertaking to the Court that he will not disclose the contents to any person except with the leave of the Court having been filed and served; or (b) by leave of the Court.
3. Direct that the envelope be returned to the custody of the solicitors for Village Roadshow and that they may accordingly use the documents as they have indicated. 4. Reserve costs of today's proceedings. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NG 326 of 1997
BETWEEN: READING AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
Applicant
AND: AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY
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