32CA
CurrentApplicant for leave must give notice—civil proceedings
Part IIWitnesses
Division 2AConfidential communications and protected health information
32CA Applicant for leave must give notice—civil proceedings
S. 32CA inserted by No. 38/2022 s. 85.
(1)
In a civil proceeding, an applicant for leave must give written notice of their intention to apply for leave under section 32C(1) to—
(a)
each other party; and
(b)
the medical practitioner or counsellor to whom the confidential communication was made.
(2)
The applicant for leave must give notice under subsection (1) no less than 14 days before the evidence is proposed to be compelled to be produced, produced or adduced.
(3)
The court may—
(a)
fix a period of notice shorter than that referred to in subsection (2); or
(b)
waive a requirement to give notice to a person referred to in subsection (1)(a) or (b).
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