TFS Manufacturing Pty Limited and Minister for Health

In the matter of TFS Manufacturing Pty Limited and the Minister for Health, Deputy K Bean P of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered an application for a confidentiality order concerning documents within section 37 of the T-Documents. The applicant sought to prohibit the disclosure of the identities of internal evaluators, arguing that such disclosure would cause prejudice or disadvantage.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether a confidentiality order should be made to prevent the disclosure of the identities of internal evaluators, and if so, to what extent. This involved considering the relevance of the evaluators' identities and the potential prejudice to the applicant if their identities were revealed.

Deputy K Bean P determined that a confidentiality order should be made pursuant to subsection 35(4) of the *Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975* (Cth). This order would prevent the disclosure of the identities of the internal evaluators, including to the applicant. The Tribunal indicated that the parties would be given a further opportunity to be heard regarding the precise terms of the confidentiality order.