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Evidence Act 2011
126DLoss of professional confidential relationship privilege—
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126D Loss of professional confidential relationship privilege—
misconduct
(1) This division does not prevent the presenting of evidence of a
communication made or the contents of a document prepared in the
furtherance of the commission of a fraud or an offence or the
commission of an act that renders a person liable to a civil penalty.
(2) For this section, if the commission of the fraud, offence or act is a fact
in issue and there are reasonable grounds for finding that—
(a) the fraud, offence or act was committed; and
(b) a communication was made or document prepared in
furtherance of the commission of the fraud, offence or act;