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JAMES HARDIE (INVESTIGATIONS AND PROCEEDINGS) ACT 2004 - NOTES

Act No. 144 of 2004 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 26 July 2007
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 116 of 2007

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

  

  

  


Contents

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 1

4............ Abrogation of legal professional privilege .......................................... 7

4A......... Application of professional confidential relationship privilege ......... 8

5............ James Hardie material still taken to be privileged for certain purposes .. 8

6............ Law relating to legal professional privilege and professional confidential relationship privilege not otherwise abrogated or affected ........................................................................................... 9

7............ Regulations ......................................................................................... 9

Notes                                                                                                                                             11


Notes to the James Hardie (Investigations and Proceedings) Act 2004

Note 1

The James Hardie (Investigations and Proceedings) Act 2004 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 144, 2004 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Acts

Act

Number
and year

Date
of Assent

Date of commencement

Application, saving or transitional provisions

James Hardie (Investigations and Proceedings) Act 2004

144, 2004

14 Dec 2004

15 Dec 2004

 

Evidence Amendment (Journalists' Privilege) Act 2007

116, 2007

28 June 2007

Schedule 1: 26 July 2007
Remainder: Royal Assent

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Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

S. 3......................................

am. No. 116, 2007

S. 4A...................................

ad. No. 116, 2007

Heading to s. 6....................

am. No. 116, 2007

S. 6......................................

am. No. 116, 2007


 



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