Philip Ruddock (Berowra, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

No. As I said before, he is there to keep the ring and to ensure that the questioning that occurs occurs in accordance with the act. It is quite a different role. In order to carry out that role, it is not necessary for the retired judicial officer to have, as you have called it, the full statement of the facts and other grounds on which the warrant is based.

Question put:

That the amendments (Mr Bevis’s) be agreed to.

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