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EVIDENCE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1958 - SECT 32C

Exclusion of evidence of confidential communications and protected health information

S. 32C(1AA) inserted by No. 38/2022 s. 84(2).

    (1AA)     This section applies to the following information—

        (a)     in a civil proceeding, a confidential communication;

        (b)     in a criminal proceeding

              (i)     a confidential communication; or

              (ii)     protected health information.

S. 32C(1) substituted by No. 2/2006 s. 29(1), amended by No. 38/2022 s. 84(4).

    (1)     In a legal proceeding

S. 32C(1)(a) amended by No. 38/2022 s. 84(3).

        (a)     a party cannot seek to compel another party to produce a document containing information to which this section applies;

S. 32C(1)(b) amended by No. 38/2022 s. 84(3).

        (b)     a document is not to be produced if it would disclose information to which this section applies;

        (c)     evidence is not to be adduced if it would disclose—

S. 32C(1)(c)(i) amended by No. 38/2022 s. 84(3).

              (i)     information to which this section applies; or

S. 32C(1)(c)(ii) amended by No. 38/2022 s. 84(3).

              (ii)     the contents of a document recording information to which this section applies—

unless the court grants leave to compel the production of the document or to produce it or to adduce the evidence, and the party seeking to have the document produced or to produce it or to adduce the evidence has complied with the requirements under section 32CA or 32CC (as the case requires) that are not waived.

S. 32C(2) amended by No. 2/2006 s. 29(2)(a)(b), repealed by No. 38/2022 s. 84(5).

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S. 32C(3)–(6) repealed by No. 38/2022 s. 84(5).

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S. 32C(7) amended by No. 2/2006 s. 29(3).

    (7)     Evidence that, because of subsection (1), is not to be compelled to be produced, produced or adduced in a legal proceeding is not admissible in the proceeding.

S. 32CA inserted by No. 38/2022 s. 85.



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