Court Grants Access to Documents, Redacting Information to Protect Lady's Privacy

This case involved a review of a Registrar's decision to give the wife's solicitors first access to subpoenaed material in order to protect the wife and child, who were the subject of an Apprehended Domestic Violence Order and an ongoing investigation by the Joint Investigation Response Team. The Registrar's approach was found to be appropriate, and the application was dismissed. The Court allowed the parties to inspect documents produced by certain entities, and dismissed the husband's application for a review of the orders made in respect of the inspection of documents produced by one of the entities. The ultimate question regarding access to unredacted documents will be answered by the trial judge. The applicable law was Family Law Rules 2004 r 17.02A(b).