Victorian Numbered Acts

JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2021 (NO. 11 OF 2021) - SECT 17

For section 42S of the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958 substitute —

        " 42S     Protection of communication between accused and legal representative

Without limiting any other protection applying to it—

        (a)     a communication by—

              (i)     audio link; or

              (ii)     audio visual link; or

        (b)     a communication in the circumstances referred to in section 42R(1)(b) or 42RB(1)(b); or

        (c)     a document transmitted—

between an accused and the accused's legal representative in accordance with this Part is as confidential and as inadmissible in any proceeding as it would be if the communication took place or the document was produced while they were in each other's presence.".