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Chapter 3Admissibility of evidence
Part 3.10Privileges
Division 1Client legal privilege

118 Legal advice

Evidence is not to be adduced if, on objection by a client, the court finds that adducing the evidence would result in disclosure of:

(a)

a confidential communication made between the client and a lawyer; or

(b)

a confidential communication made between 2 or more lawyers acting for the client; or

(c)

the contents of a confidential document (whether delivered or not) prepared by the client, lawyer or another person;

for the dominant purpose of the lawyer, or one or more of the lawyers, providing legal advice to the client.

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