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Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002
72Nondisclosure of documents etc—client legal privilege
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72 Nondisclosure of documents etc—client legal privilege
(1) A party is not obliged to disclose a document or information under
this chapter if the document or information is protected by client legal
privilege.
(2) However, an investigative report, medical report or report relevant to
the claimant’s rehabilitation must be disclosed even though otherwise
protected by client legal privilege.
(3) A regulation may prescribe exceptions to subsection (2).
(4) If a report mentioned in subsection (2) is required to be disclosed, it
may be disclosed with the omission of passages containing only
statements of opinion.
investigative reports does not include a document prepared in relation
to an application for, an opinion on or a decision about indemnity
against the claim from the Territory.