(1) A report about a subject person is not admissible in any proceeding, and a
person can not be compelled to produce the report or to give evidence about
the report or its contents in any proceeding.
(2) Subsection (1) does not
apply in relation to—
(a) a proceeding relating to an application by the
subject person for admission to the legal profession under this Act, for local
registration, for admission to the legal profession in another jurisdiction or
for interstate registration; or
(b) a proceeding on an appeal by the subject
person against, or on an application by the subject person for a review of, a
decision of a relevant authority of this or another jurisdiction—
(i)
refusing to grant or renew a practising certificate or registration; or
(ii)
imposing conditions on a practising certificate or registration; or
(iii)
amending or cancelling a practising certificate or registration.
(3)
Subsection (1) does not apply if the report is admitted or produced, or
evidence about the report or its contents is given, in a proceeding with the
consent of—
(a) the health assessor who prepared the report; and
(b) the
subject person to whom the report relates.
(4) In this section—
"report" means a health assessment report prepared under this division, the
Legal Profession Act 2004, chapter 7 , part 1 , division 3 , or a
corresponding law, and includes a copy of a report or a part of a report or
copy.