42S

Protection of communication between accused and legal representative

Current

S. 42S inserted by No. 4/1997 s. 3, amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 54.44), substituted by No. 11/2021 s. 17.

Without limiting any other protection applying to it—

(a)

a communication by—

(i)

audio link; or

(ii)

audio visual link; or

(b)

a communication in the circumstances referred to in section 42R(1)(b) or 42RB(1)(b); or

(c)

a document transmitted—

between an accused and the accused's legal representative in accordance with this Part is as confidential and as inadmissible in any proceeding as it would be if the communication took place or the document was produced while they were in each other's presence.

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