sec.30Nondisclosure of particular material

### sec.30 Nondisclosure of particular material A party is not obliged to disclose information or documentary material under division 1 or this division if the information or documentary material is protected by legal professional privilege. However, investigative reports, medical reports and reports relevant to the claimant’s rehabilitation must be disclosed even though otherwise protected by legal professional privilege but they may be disclosed with the omission of passages consisting only of statements of opinion. If a respondent has reasonable grounds to suspect a claimant of fraud, the respondent may apply, ex parte, to the court for approval to withhold from disclosure under division 1 or this division information or documentary material, including a class of documents, that— would alert the claimant to the suspicion; or could help further the fraud. If the court gives approval on application under subsection (3) , the respondent may withhold from disclosure the information or documentary material in accordance with the approval. In this section— investigative reports does not include any document prepared in relation to an application for, an opinion on or a decision about, indemnity against the claim from the State. (sec.30-ssec.1) A party is not obliged to disclose information or documentary material under division 1 or this division if the information or documentary material is protected by legal professional privilege. (sec.30-ssec.2) However, investigative reports, medical reports and reports relevant to the claimant’s rehabilitation must be disclosed even though otherwise protected by legal professional privilege but they may be disclosed with the omission of passages consisting only of statements of opinion. (sec.30-ssec.3) If a respondent has reasonable grounds to suspect a claimant of fraud, the respondent may apply, ex parte, to the court for approval to withhold from disclosure under division 1 or this division information or documentary material, including a class of documents, that— would alert the claimant to the suspicion; or could help further the fraud. (sec.30-ssec.4) If the court gives approval on application under subsection (3) , the respondent may withhold from disclosure the information or documentary material in accordance with the approval. (sec.30-ssec.5) In this section— investigative reports does not include any document prepared in relation to an application for, an opinion on or a decision about, indemnity against the claim from the State. - (a) would alert the claimant to the suspicion; or - (b) could help further the fraud.