s. 74B (b) is likely to place at risk an ongoing S. 74A(6)(b) investigation by a police officer; or amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 12.2(d)(i)). (c) is likely to risk the disclosure of any S. 74A(6)(c) amended by investigative method used by police officers; No. 37/2014 or s. 10(Sch. item 12.2(d)(ii)). (d) is otherwise not in the public interest. 74B Appointment of special counsel S. 74B inserted by No. 3/2009 (1) If a court decides to hear and determine an s. 14. application for review at a hearing referred to in section 74A(2)(c), the court may appoint a special counsel to represent the interests of a party to the proceeding at the hearing. (2) A special counsel must be a barrister within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2004 who, in the opinion of the court, has the appropriate skills and ability to represent the interests of the party at the hearing. (3) At any time before the special counsel attends the hearing or obtains any confidential affidavit in relation to the application, the special counsel may communicate with the party whose interests he or she is representing, or any representative of that party, for the purpose of obtaining information from the party or representative in relation to the proceeding. (4) At any time after the special counsel commences to attend the hearing or obtains any confidential affidavit in relation to the application, the special counsel—
S. 74A(6)(b) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 12.2(d)(i)). (b) is likely to place at risk an ongoing investigation by a police officer; or S. 74A(6)(c) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 12.2(d)(ii)). (c) is likely to risk the disclosure of any investigative method used by police officers; or (d) is otherwise not in the public interest. S. 74B inserted by No. 3/2009 s. 14. 74B Appointment of special counsel s. 74B (1) If a court decides to hear and determine an application for review at a hearing referred to in section 74A(2)(c), the court may appoint a special counsel to represent the interests of a party to the proceeding at the hearing. (2) A special counsel must be a barrister within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2004 who, in the opinion of the court, has the appropriate skills and ability to represent the interests of the party at the hearing. (3) At any time before the special counsel attends the hearing or obtains any confidential affidavit in relation to the application, the special counsel may communicate with the party whose interests he or she is representing, or any representative of that party, for the purpose of obtaining information from the party or representative in relation to the proceeding. (4) At any time after the special counsel commences to attend the hearing or obtains any confidential affidavit in relation to the application, the special counsel—
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