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ATTORNEY-GENERAL

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 1121

Police Force - Legal Advisers at Interviews

MR MOORE: asked the Attorney-General -

In relation to Part 1C of the Federal Crimes Act 1924 which provides special conditions for interviewing persons in custody - Do ACT Federal Police keep statistics of the number of times persons have requested the presence of a legal adviser during interviews; if so what are the figures for the first half of 1993.

MR CONNOLLY: The answer to Mr Moores question is as follows -

No. The information would be part of the record of interview in written and/or audio/video form. However, it is not stored in any easily retrievable format.

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