Loss of professional confidential relationship privilege—misconduct
126D Loss of professional confidential relationship privilege—misconduct
This division does not prevent the presenting of evidence of a communication made or the contents of a document prepared in the furtherance of the commission of a fraud or an offence or the commission of an act that renders a person liable to a civil penalty.
For this section, if the commission of the fraud, offence or act is a fact in issue and there are reasonable grounds for finding that—
the fraud, offence or act was committed; and
a communication was made or document prepared in furtherance of the commission of the fraud, offence or act;
the court may find that the communication was made or the document was prepared as mentioned in paragraph (b).
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