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s 119

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

119 Litigation

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 between the client and another person, or between a lawyer acting for the client and another person, that was made; or

(b)

the contents of a confidential document (whether delivered or not) that was prepared;

for the dominant purpose of the client being provided with professional legal services relating to an Australian or overseas proceeding (including the proceeding before the court), or an anticipated or pending Australian or overseas proceeding, in which the client is or may be, or was or might have been, a party.

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