R Pty Ltd ATF the Fletcher Trust & Jones & Anor

In the Family Court of Australia, Justice Carew considered an application by R Pty Ltd ATF the Fletcher Trust (the Applicant) and the First and Second Respondents. The dispute concerned the disclosure and use of documents from Family Court proceedings (BRC3721/2011) in separate Queensland Supreme Court proceedings.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether to grant permission for the disclosure and use of documents from the Family Court proceedings in the Queensland Supreme Court proceedings, pursuant to Rule 13.07A of the *Family Law Rules 2004* (Cth). This rule governs the disclosure of documents inspected or copied under the Rules.

Justice Carew reasoned that the parties should be permitted to disclose the contents of and provide copies of all documents inspected or copied under the Rules in the Family Court proceedings for the purposes of the Queensland Supreme Court proceedings. Furthermore, the Applicant and the First and Second Respondents were permitted to use all documents produced or disclosed, including correspondence, in the Family Court proceedings for the purposes of the Queensland Supreme Court proceedings.

The Court ordered that the Applicant and the First and Second Respondents be permitted to disclose and use the documents as specified. All outstanding applications were dismissed.