South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts39—Delivery up of legal papers
(1) The Supreme Court
may, on the application of any person, order a legal practitioner or former
legal practitioner to deliver up documents—
(a) held
by the practitioner or former practitioner on behalf of the applicant; or
(b)
relating to proceedings taken or work done by the practitioner or former
practitioner on behalf of the applicant.
(2) The powers
conferred by subsection (1) may be exercised notwithstanding the
existence of a lien on the documents.
(3) An order may be
made under this section on such terms and conditions as the Supreme Court
thinks fit and, in particular, on conditions protecting the rights of the
legal practitioner or former legal practitioner to costs for legal work done
by the practitioner on behalf of the applicant.