Definition of public interest immunity in English:
public interest immunity
noun
mass noun
(in the UK and some Commonwealth countries) a principle by which the government can request that sensitive documents are not used as evidence in a trial, on the grounds that to do so would be against the public or national interest.
（英国及某些英联邦国家的）公众利益豁免（出于公众或国家利益，敏感性文件不在审判中用作证据）
Example sentencesExamples
He's then claimed public interest immunity from answering questions about whether the AFP was involved in putting tracking devices on the boats.
It will avoid the need to consider issues of public interest immunity which could otherwise complicate the trial.
Well, people refer to public interest immunity as privilege but I do not know whether that is necessarily correct.
Note that public interest immunity attaches to copies of documents unlike the position in relation to legal professional privilege which only extends to an original document.
Particulars of any specific allegations or their source that would be protected by public interest immunity could not be given.