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ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS ACT 1983 - SECT 221B

Privilege

221B Privilege

(1) The Chairperson of an Aboriginal Land Council or any other person who is required to provide the Registrar or the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council with records under section 221A, or provide an investigator with records under section 218, may refuse to comply with the requirements if the record contains privileged communication made by or on behalf of or to an Australian legal practitioner in his or her capacity as an Australian legal practitioner.
(2) The Chairperson or other person may not refuse to comply with a requirement under section 221A to the extent that the person is able to do so without disclosing privileged communication.
(3) If the Chairperson or other person refuses to comply with a requirement because the record is a privileged communication, the Chairperson or other person must, in writing, provide the Registrar with sufficient particulars to identify the record and inform the Registrar that privilege is claimed in relation to the record.



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