The Court refused to set aside a subpoena for the self-represented applicant's entire Medicare records (MBS, PBS, and claims history) in an employment dispute where the applicant claimed over $15 million and alleged permanent incapacity due to mental health injuries. The Court held that where a claimant's mental health and capacity to work are at the heart of the case, physical health records also have apparent relevance and it is neither possible nor practical to confine the subpoena to mental-health-specific Medicare item numbers. The Court also observed that the implied undertaking in [name withheld] v [name withheld] provides substantive protection against misuse of compulsorily obtained medical information.
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