In determining public interest immunity claims over redacted documents in criminal appeal proceedings, a court may appoint the applicant's legal representatives as contradictor (on appropriate confidentiality undertakings) rather than amici curiae, particularly where the volume and complexity of the material warrants a contradictor, the appellate setting reduces the risks of inadvertent disclosure identified in Northern Land Council and [name withheld] v [name withheld], and the applicant's lawyers' familiarity with the case would provide greater assistance to the Court.
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