Bakker and Australian Capital Territory (Compensation)

The Australian Capital Territory sought to inspect documents held by the applicant, Ms. Bakker, in proceedings before the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal concerning a claim for compensation for a psychological ailment. Ms. Bakker objected to the ACT's access to these documents.

The Tribunal was required to determine whether the Australian Capital Territory had a legitimate forensic purpose for inspecting the documents in question, and whether Ms. Bakker's objections to granting access should be upheld.

The Member found that the Australian Capital Territory had demonstrated a legitimate forensic purpose for seeking access to the Hobart Place documents, the Services Australia documents, and the AFP documents. The objections raised by Ms. Bakker were therefore not upheld.

Consequently, the Tribunal ordered that the Australian Capital Territory be granted leave to inspect the specified documents forthwith.