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Legal Aid Act 1978
40FCertain information not to be revealed
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40F Certain information not to be revealed
Any—
(a) communication between the trustees, or the members of the committee or an employee or agent of the trustees, and an applicant for litigation assistance from the trust fund or an assisted person; or
(b) document in the possession of the trustees or the committee or an employee or agent of the trustees concerning the affairs of an applicant for litigation assistance from the trust fund or an assisted person—
is privileged from production or disclosure in the same way and to the same extent as if it were a privileged communication between legal practitioner and client.
S. 40G inserted by No. 48/1995 s. 7.