Professional privilege or duty of confidence does not affect validity of or compliance with certain requirements
648 Professional privilege or duty of confidence does not affect validity of or compliance with certain requirements
This section applies to a requirement under – section 254 (Reporting certain irregularities and suspected irregularities) to give written notice of an irregularity in connection with a trust account, a trust ledger account or trust money; or section 546 (Power of receiver to require documents or information) to give access to documents or information; or section 573 (Provisions relating to requirements under this Part) to produce documents, provide information or otherwise assist in, or co-operate with, an investigation.
The validity of the requirement is not affected, and a person is not excused from complying with the requirement, on the ground of legal professional privilege or any other duty of confidence.
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