Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009
5APrivilege generally
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5A Privilege generally
5A Privilege generally
It is to be conclusively presumed that there is an overriding public interest against disclosure of information contained in a document that, in response to a court order, subpoena or otherwise—
(a) was a document a person objected to producing in any court proceedings on the grounds that the document was a privileged document, and
(b) was not compelled by a court to be given or produced on the grounds of privilege.