South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts62—Protections, privileges and immunities
(1) Nothing in this
Act affects any rule or principle of law relating to—
(a)
legal professional privilege; or
(b)
"without prejudice" privilege; or
(c)
public interest immunity.
(2) A person is
excused from answering a question or producing a document or other material in
connection with an inquiry or proceedings under this Act if the person could
not be compelled to answer the question or produce the document or material in
proceedings in the Supreme Court.
(3) A person who
provides information or a document under this Act to the Board or the
Registrar has the same protection, privileges and immunities as a witness in
proceedings before the Supreme Court.
(4) A person who does
anything in accordance with this Act, or as required or authorised by or under
this Act, cannot by so doing be held to have breached any code of professional
etiquette or ethics, or to have departed from any acceptable form of
professional conduct.