Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00472:section:127
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00472
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 127
Character Range: 133797–134736

127  Religious confessions
 (1) A person who is or was a member of the clergy of any church or religious denomination is entitled to refuse to divulge that a religious confession was made, or the contents of a religious confession made, to the person when a member of the clergy.
 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the communication involved in the religious confession was made for a criminal purpose.
 (3) This section applies even if an Act provides:
 (a) that the rules of evidence do not apply or that a person or body is not bound by the rules of evidence; or
 (b) that a person is not excused from answering any question or producing any document or other thing on the ground of privilege or any other ground.
 (4) In this section:
religious confession means a confession made by a person to a member of the clergy in the member's professional capacity according to the ritual of the church or religious denomination concerned.