Compliance with requirements under s. 21S, 21T or 21U
21W Compliance with requirements under s. 21S, 21T or 21U
Sections 21S, 21T and 21U do not prevent a person from refusing to give information or answer a question, or refusing to give or produce a thing, on the basis that it is or contains information the subject of legal professional privilege.
If information or an answer is given, or a thing is given or produced, in good faith in compliance with a requirement under section 21S, 21T or 21U(3) —
no civil or criminal liability is incurred as a result of the compliance; and
the compliance is not to be regarded as a breach of any duty of confidence or secrecy; and
the compliance is not to be regarded as a breach of professional ethics or standards or as unprofessional conduct.
[Section 21W inserted: No. 32 of 2022 s. 6.]
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