A judge drawing relevant authorities to the attention of parties' legal representatives before a hearing does not give rise to apprehended bias. The holding of committal proceedings is not a condition precedent to a trial on indictment in NSW; where a bill of indictment has been found, it is rare in the extreme that the higher Court would take any step other than to proceed with the trial. An application for change of venue based on pre-trial publicity will be refused where proper jury selection procedures can produce a fair trial.
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