Application to Supreme Court to determine privilege
3 Application to Supreme Court to determine privilege
Within
7 days after a sealed envelope or document or thing secured otherwise than in an envelope is given to the proper officer of the
Supreme Court in accordance with clause 2, the claimant may apply to the Supreme Court to determine whether or not the document or other thing is the subject of privilege.
If no application is made under subclause (1) within the period of 7 days, the proper officer must give the document or thing to the Commission.
The claimant must give notice of the application to the Commission within a reasonable time before the hearing of the application.
Notice under subclause (3) must be in the prescribed form.
The
Commission is entitled to appear and be heard on the hearing of the application.
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