To obtain access to an affidavit filed under s 596C(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), an applicant must establish an arguable case of improper purpose, at which point the Court should itself inspect the affidavit before ordering disclosure. Evidence of threats, the number of examination summonses, and the width of notices to produce and subpoenas may together establish an arguable case. The availability of court processes to narrow oppressive compulsory process is not a sufficient answer to an allegation of improper purpose.
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