Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to communications made in or for the performance of the office's functions under section 7(a) to (i) or a function incidental to those functions.
(2) Confidential communications between a client of the office, and the Parliamentary Counsel or any member of the office's staff, are subject to legal professional privilege.
Examples of office's clients--
1 A Minister to whom the office provides advice on the application of fundamental legislative principles to proposed subordinate legislation drafted by the office.
2 A member who asks the Parliamentary Counsel to draft a Bill, an amendment of a Bill or an instrument to be used in the Legislative Assembly.
(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the communications may not be disclosed by the Parliamentary Counsel or a member of the office's staff without the client's consent.
(4) This section has effect despite any other law.