Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) Within 7 days after the Director gives a sealed document to the proper officer of a court in accordance with section 71, the Director may apply to the court to determine whether or not the document is the subject of legal professional privilege.
(2) If no application is made under subsection (1) within the period of 7 days, the proper officer must return the document to the claimant for legal professional privilege.
(3) The Director must give notice of the application to the claimant for legal professional privilege a reasonable time before the hearing of the application.
(4) Notice under subsection (3) must be in the prescribed form (if any).
(5) The claimant is entitled to appear and be heard on the hearing of the application.