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StatuteMigration Act 1958

Section 486H — Migration Act 1958: Limited waiver of legal professional privilege

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(1) If, in proceedings to determine whether an order under section 486F should be made: (a) a person wishes to produce a document, record or information for the purpose of arguing why an order under section 486F should not be made; and (b) to do so would, but for this section, deny legal professional privilege to any person entitled to claim it; the person may produce the document, record or information for that purpose. (2) However: (a) the document, record or information does not cease to be subject to legal professional privilege for any other purpose, or in any other circumstances; and (b) the court must make any orders necessary to ensure that legal professional privilege is protected for other purposes and in other circumstances. (3) Nothing in this section prevents a person who is entitled to claim legal professional privilege in relation to the document, record or information, from waiving that privilege. (4) In this section: legal professional privilege includes privilege (however described) under any provision of Division 1 of Part 3.10 of the Evidence Act 1995.

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