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National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004
38PCRelationship of special advocate and relevant person
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#### 38PC Relationship of special advocate and relevant person
(1) The relationship between a special advocate of a party to a civil proceeding and the party is not that of legal representative and client.
(2) However, legal professional privilege applies to a communication between the party, or the party’s legal representative, and the special advocate in the same way as it applies to a communication between the party and the party’s legal representative.
(3) The special advocate is not a party to the proceeding.
(4) For the purposes of this Act, the special advocate is not a court official.