159AProcedure for testing assertions that document privileged

1. If any person refuses to disclose any information or document on the grounds that it is a privileged communication and that section 132(4), 133(5), or 143(3) applies, the Commissioner, an AML/CFT supervisor, or that person may apply to a District Court Judge for an order determining whether or not the claim of privilege is valid.

2. For the purposes of determining that application, the District Court Judge may require the information or document to be produced to the District Court Judge.