General immunity for protected confidences
79D General immunity for protected confidences
This section applies in relation to a proceeding.
A protected confidence must not be disclosed in, or for the purposes of, the proceeding unless the court dealing with the proceeding gives leave for the disclosure.
Without limiting subsection (2)––
a person cannot be required (whether by subpoena, application, notice or any other procedure), in or in relation to the proceeding, to produce a document recording a protected confidence, unless the court gives leave; and
protected confidence evidence is not admissible in the proceeding, unless the court gives leave.
Example––par (a)
A person could not be required to disclose a protected confidence in response to a request for production of documents in a proceeding unless the court gives leave.
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