David Shoebridge (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Is the government aware of the concerns raised by the Law Council about the limited protection for legal professional privilege, even with this amended bill, and their call for further amendments to item 86 of schedule 1 to include after the word 'agency' the words 'or would disclose a communication between an officer of a Commonwealth agency and other person or body being in communication protected by disclosure by legal professional privilege'? Perhaps I will ask the second question that flows from the Law Council's submission. They were seeking some greater protections for derivative use of material that was obtained not withstanding a claim of legal professional privilege. What is the government's position on the concerns raised by the Law Council?