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1979 No. 140 FEDERAL COURT RULES - RULE 15.7

Absence of privilege
7. (1) Except with the leave of the Court, a party to any proceeding in the
Court may not claim privilege from production of any document on the ground
that it relates solely to and does not tend to impeach his own case and does
not relate to or tend to support the case of any opposing party.

(2) Leave under sub-rule (1) shall not be granted except for special cause.

(3) Any application to the Court for leave under sub-rule (1) may be made
without serving notice of the motion.

(4) The Court may, at any stage of the proceeding, order a party to produce a
document to any other party notwithstanding that leave under sub-rule (1) has
been granted and privilege claimed in respect of that document.



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