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ALRC Inquiry into Legal Professional Privilege – Consultation with the NSW Bar Association, Tuesday 22nd May at 5pm

Mon May 14 2007

The ALRC is conducting an inquiry into legal professional privilege in the context of the coercive information gathering powers of federal bodies. On 23 April the ALRC released Issues Paper 33 Client Legal Privilege and Federal Investigatory Bodies. Copies of the IP can be downloaded from the ALRC’s web site at www.alrc.gov.au.

The ALRC is holding consultation sessions on the issues raised in that paper.� They are particularly interested in hearing the views of counsel who have represented persons in investigations conducted by federal bodies with coercive information gathering powers, as well as counsel who have assisted in commissions of inquiry or who have represented federal bodies in cases concerning legal professional privilege.

The consultation session will be held at 5pm on Tuesday 22nd May 2007 in Room 21 of the National Dispute Centre, 233 Macquarie St, Sydney.��

Please RSVP to Chris D’Aeth,�cdaeth@nswbar.asn.au.

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