52Legal professional privilege

52 Legal professional privilege

(1) A person is not excused from giving information, producing a document or thing or answering a question under subsection 44(2) on the ground that doing so would disclose a communication protected against disclosure by legal professional privilege, if the communication is: (a) legal advice given to a Minister or a Commonwealth entity; or (b) a communication between an official of a Commonwealth entity and another person or body. (2) However: (a) the information given, document or thing produced or answer given; and (b) the giving of the information, the production of the document or thing or the answering of the question; and (c) any information, document or thing obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of the giving of the information, the production of the document or thing or the answering of the question; are not admissible in evidence against the person in any civil or criminal proceedings. (3) The fact that a person is not excused from giving information, producing a document or thing or answering a question under subsection 44(2) on the ground mentioned in subsection (1) does not otherwise affect a claim of legal professional privilege that anyone may make in relation to that information, document, thing or answer.