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Judgment date
Case number
S27/2002
Before
Gleeson CJ, Gaudron, McHugh, Gummow, Kirby, Hayne, Callinan JJ
Catchwords
Evidence – Legal professional privilege - Statutory notice to produce documents - Whether statute abrogated legal professional privilege.
Trade practices – Notice to produce documents to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission - Commission investigating whether Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) contravened - Whether documents to be produced included those for which legal professional privilege claimed.
Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) – s 155.