NTIn ForceAct
Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
118Legal advice
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 118
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011.
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) 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.