Section 48, Terrorism Act, 2012

(1) Nothing in section 41 requires any legal practitionerto disclose any privileged communication. (2) For the purposes of this section, a communication is a privileged communication only if– (a) it is a confidential communication, whether oral or in writing, passing between a legal practitioner in his professional capacity and another legal practitioner in such capacity; (b) it is made or brought into existence for the purpose of obtaining or giving legal advice or assistance; and (c) it is not made or brought into existence for the purpose of committing or furthering the commission of some illegal or wrongful act. (3) Where the information consists wholly or partly of, or relates wholly or partly to receipts, payments, income, expenditure Immunity for reporting in good faith. Protection of identity of persons and information relating to suspicious transaction reports. Privileged communication. 54 55 or financial transactions of a specified person, whether a legal practitioner, his client, or any other person, it shall not be a privileged communication if it is contained in or comprises the whole or part of, any book, account, statement or other record prepared or kept by the legal practitioner in connection with a trust account of the legal practitioner. (4) For the purposes of this section, references to a legal practitioner include a firm in which the person is a partner or is held out to be a partner.