Section 102BC — Family Law Act 1975: Direction in relation to adducing evidence

(1) The court may direct that evidence not be adduced in proceedings under this Act, if the court finds that adducing it would disclose: (a) a protected confidence; or (b) the contents of a document recording or relating to a protected confidence. (2) The court may give the direction: (a) on its own initiative; or (b) on application by: (i) the confidant; or (ii) a person who is in possession or has control of a document recording or relating to a protected confidence; or (iii) a litigation guardian; or (c) if the protected confider is aged 18 or over—on application by the protected confider; or (d) if the protected confider is a child aged under 18—on application by: (i) a person who has parental responsibility (within the meaning of Part VII) for the child; or (ii) an independent children’s lawyer who represents the interests of the child in the proceedings; or (iii) a person who has care of the child; or (iv) a person who proposes to have parental responsibility for the child. (3) Evidence that is not to be adduced in proceedings because of subsection (1) is not admissible in the proceedings.