631Objections to answer interrogatories

631 Objections to answer interrogatories (1) An objection by a party to answer an interrogatory must be on 1 or more of the following grounds: (a) the interrogatory is unnecessary; (b) the interrogatory is oppressive, scandalous, vexatious or otherwise improper; (c) the interrogatory is unnecessarily long, wordy or uncertain; Rule 632 (d) the interrogatory is irrelevant, is of a ‘fishing’ nature or inquires into a matter of evidence; (e) the party is privileged under the Evidence Act, part 3.10 (Privileges) from answering the interrogatory; (f) the answer would disclose (completely or partly) the contents of a document privileged from production by the party; (g) it is contrary to the public interest to disclose a matter that the answer would disclose; (h) a ground arising under a provision of a territory law or a law of the Commonwealth, if the ground, the law and the provision are stated in the objection. (2) An objection to answer on the ground that the interrogatory is unnecessary operates as an objection that the interrogatory is not reasonable and necessary for fairly disposing of the proceeding, or part of the proceeding, or for saving costs.