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Crime and Corruption Act 2001
sec.205ZZCProcedure for claims of legal professional privilege
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### sec.205ZZC Procedure for claims of legal professional privilege
For a document or thing mentioned in section 205ZZB (b) (i) , the person must, if required by the commission officer—
tell the officer the name and address of the person entitled to waive the privilege; and
seal the document or thing and give it to the commission for safekeeping.
Maximum penalty—85 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
For a document or thing mentioned in section 205ZZB (b) (ii) , the person must, if required by the presiding officer—
tell the officer the name and address of the person entitled to waive the privilege; and
seal the document or thing and, at the hearing, give it to the commission for safekeeping.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment.
An offence against subsection (2) is a misdemeanour.
The commission officer or presiding officer must—
give the person a receipt for the sealed document or thing; and
place it in safe custody at the commission’s place of business at the earliest reasonable opportunity.
A person must not open the sealed document or thing unless authorised to open it under this Act or a court order.
Maximum penalty—85 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
s 205ZZC ins 2024 No. 41 s 32
(sec.205ZZC-ssec.1) For a document or thing mentioned in section 205ZZB (b) (i) , the person must, if required by the commission officer— tell the officer the name and address of the person entitled to waive the privilege; and seal the document or thing and give it to the commission for safekeeping. Maximum penalty—85 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
(sec.205ZZC-ssec.2) For a document or thing mentioned in section 205ZZB (b) (ii) , the person must, if required by the presiding officer— tell the officer the name and address of the person entitled to waive the privilege; and seal the document or thing and, at the hearing, give it to the commission for safekeeping. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment.
(sec.205ZZC-ssec.3) An offence against subsection (2) is a misdemeanour.
(sec.205ZZC-ssec.4) The commission officer or presiding officer must— give the person a receipt for the sealed document or thing; and place it in safe custody at the commission’s place of business at the earliest reasonable opportunity.
(sec.205ZZC-ssec.5) A person must not open the sealed document or thing unless authorised to open it under this Act or a court order. Maximum penalty—85 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
- (a) tell the officer the name and address of the person entitled to waive the privilege; and
- (b) seal the document or thing and give it to the commission for safekeeping.
- (a) tell the officer the name and address of the person entitled to waive the privilege; and
- (b) seal the document or thing and, at the hearing, give it to the commission for safekeeping.
- (a) give the person a receipt for the sealed document or thing; and
- (b) place it in safe custody at the commission’s place of business at the earliest reasonable opportunity.