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Evidence Act 2001
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118 Legal advice
Evidence is not to be adduced if, on objection by a client, the court finds that adducing the evidence would result in disclosure of –
(a) a confidential communication made between the client and a lawyer; or
(b) a confidential communication made between 2 or more lawyers acting for the client; or
(c) [Section 118 Amended by No. 46 of 2010, s. 33, Applied:01 Jan 2011] the contents of a confidential document, whether delivered or not, prepared by the client, lawyer or another person –
for the dominant purpose of the lawyer, or one or more of the lawyers, providing legal advice to the client.