#### 22 Legal representation 22 Legal representation > > (1) At a hearing before the Commission— > > > > > (a) a person giving evidence may be represented by an Australian legal practitioner, and > > > > > (b) if, because of the existence of special circumstances, the Commission consents to a person who is not giving evidence being represented by an Australian legal practitioner—the person may be so represented. > > > (2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the Commission from refusing to permit a particular Australian legal practitioner to represent a particular witness in an investigation if it believes on reasonable grounds and in good faith that to allow representation by the particular legal practitioner will, or is likely to, prejudice its investigation.

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