Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999

The respondent, or a person who has been served with a notice of non-party disclosure under rule 244, may object to the production of some or all of the documents mentioned in the notice within 7 days after its service or, with the court’s leave, a later time.

Also, another person who would be affected by the notice and who has not been served may object to the production of some or all of the documents mentioned in the notice at any time with the court’s leave.

The objection must—

be written; and

be served on the applicant; and

if the person objecting (the objector) is not the respondent—be served on the respondent; and

clearly state the reasons for the objection.

The reasons may include, but are not limited to, the following—

if the objector is the respondent—the expense and inconvenience likely to be incurred by the respondent in complying with the notice;

the lack of relevance to the proceeding of the documents mentioned in the notice;

the lack of particularity with which the documents are described;

a claim of privilege;

the confidential nature of the documents or their contents;

the effect disclosure would have on any person;

if the objector was not served with the notice—the fact that the objector should have been served.