s 75
In forceApplication of legal professional privilege to Legal Aid and Legal Aid lawyers
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75 Application of legal professional privilege to Legal Aid and Legal Aid lawyers
(1)
This section applies to communications made in or for the performance of Legal Aid’s following functions—
(a)
deciding applications for legal assistance;
(b)
acting as a lawyer for a legally assisted person;
(c)
a function incidental to a function mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).
(2)
Confidential communications between a legally assisted person and Legal Aid or a Legal Aid lawyer are subject to legal professional privilege.
(3)
Without limiting subsection (2), the communications may not be disclosed by Legal Aid or a Legal Aid lawyer without the legally assisted person’s consent.
(4)
Subject to this Act, this section has effect despite any other law.
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