Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to communications made in or for the performance of Legal Aid's following functions--
(a) deciding applications for legal assistance;
(b) acting as a lawyer for a legally assisted person;
(c) a function incidental to a function mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).
(2) Confidential communications between a legally assisted person and Legal Aid or a Legal Aid lawyer are subject to legal professional privilege.
(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the communications may not be disclosed by Legal Aid or a Legal Aid lawyer without the legally assisted person's consent.
(4) Subject to this Act, this section has effect despite any other law.