Sandell and Neave

The applicant father sought leave to inspect a Family Report prepared by Mr B on 7 December 2017 in a separate proceeding, Antoniou & Neave, File No. BRC11884/2016. The application was heard by Forrest J.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the applicant father, through his solicitors, should be granted permission to inspect the Family Report from the prior proceeding as part of his preparation for the current trial.

Forrest J granted the application, allowing the solicitors for the applicant father to inspect the Family Report. The court's reasoning appears to be based on the utility of the report for the preparation of the current trial, implying that access to relevant information from previous proceedings can be permitted in certain circumstances.

The court ordered that the solicitors for the Applicant Father be granted leave to inspect the Family Report of Mr B dated 7 December 2017, prepared in the matter of Antoniou & Neave, File No. BRC11884/2016, as part of their preparation for trial in this matter.