Bondelmonte and Bondelmonte

In the matter of *Bondelmonte and Bondelmonte*, heard by Watts J, the wife, Ms LL Bondelmonte, sought to inspect certain documents produced by ANZ Bank Group. The husband, Mr V Bondelmonte, was also a party to the proceedings. The core of the dispute concerned the wife's entitlement to access these documents, which had been produced pursuant to a subpoena.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the wife should be permitted to inspect the documents produced by ANZ Bank Group. This involved a consideration of the wife's rights to discovery and inspection in the context of family law proceedings, balanced against any potential prejudice or impropriety that might arise from such inspection.

Watts J determined that the wife's application to inspect the documents should be dismissed, with a limited exception. The court ordered that the wife should not inspect the documents set out in a specific annexure to an affidavit, which detailed documents produced by ANZ Bank Group. However, the court also made detailed directions regarding the sealing, copying, and redaction of discs containing these documents, to ensure that the wife could inspect a version from which the excluded material had been removed. The Docket Registrar was tasked with overseeing the implementation of these orders.