Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) A Public Interest Advocate must take reasonable steps to avoid any conflict of interest (real or apparent) in connection with the proper performance of his or her functions as a Public Interest Advocate.
(2) If the Public Interest Advocate believes that he or she has a conflict of interest (real or apparent) in relation to the subject-matter of a proposed request by the Director-General of Security or proposed application by an enforcement agency for a journalist information warrant, the Public Interest Advocate must:
(a) in the case of a proposed request by the Director-General of Security--advise the Director-General of Security that he or she is unable to prepare a submission in relation to the proposed request; or
(b) in the case of a proposed written application by an enforcement agency--advise the applicant that he or she is unable to prepare a submission in relation to the proposed application; or
(c) in the case of a proposed oral application by an enforcement agency--advise the applicant that he or she is unable to attend the hearing of the application.
(3) To avoid doubt, subsection (2) does not limit subparagraph 13(1)(b)(ii) or subsection 13(2).