Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SAFETY, REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION (DEFENCE-RELATED CLAIMS) ACT 1988 - SECT 59

  (1)   A relevant authority shall:

  (a)   on request by a claimant--give to the claimant any document held by the authority that relates to the claimant's claim; or

  (b)   on request by the Commonwealth in respect of a claim affecting the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority--give to the Commonwealth any document held by the relevant authority that relates to the claim; or

  (c)   on request by a licensed corporation in respect of a claim affecting the corporation--give to the corporation any document held by the relevant authority that relates to the claim.

  (2)   This section also applies in relation to the determination of a request under section   25 and for that purpose:

  (a)   a reference to a claim shall be read as a reference to the request under that section; and

  (b)   a reference to the claimant shall be read as a reference to the person who made the request.