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respect of that land or that part,
the Commissioner shall not perform, or continue to perform, a function under paragraph (1) (a) in relation to the application in respect of that land or that part.
"(2e) Paragraph (2d) (b) does not apply in relation to—
     (a) a stock route or stock reserve that is, along each of its two longer boundaries, contiguous to land to which the application relates; or
     (b) a stock reserve declared by the regulations to be a stock reserve to which that paragraph does not apply.".

Appointment of Commissioner
26. Section 52 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following sub-section:
"(4) Where the period of office of a Commissioner has expired, the Commissioner shall, unless the Governor-General otherwise directs, be deemed to continue to hold the office of Commissioner for the purpose only of completing the performance of a function under this Act commenced but not completed before the period of office expired.".

Judge to be appointed as Commissioner
27. Section 53 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting from sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) "of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory"; and
     (b) by omitting sub-section (4) and substituting the following sub-section:

     "(4) In this section, 'Judge' means—
          (a) a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia; or
          (b) a Judge, additional Judge, or acting Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory.".

Protection for Commissioner, &c.
28. Section 53a of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following sub-section:
"(2) A barrister or solicitor appearing before a Commissioner who is conducting an inquiry in pursuance of his or her functions under this Act has the same protection and immunity as a barrister has in appearing for a party in proceedings in the High Court.".
29. After section 54a of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Commissioner may restrict publication, &c.
"54aa. (1) A Commissioner may give directions prohibiting or limiting the publication of, or access to, information given, or a book, document or other record produced, to the Commissioner under this Act.
"(2) Where information is to be publicly given, or a book, document or other record is to be publicly produced, to a Commissioner under this Act, the Commissioner may give directions requiring that persons specified in the direction, or persons included in a class of persons specified in the direction, are not to be in the vicinity of the place where the information is to be given, or the book, document or other record produced, as the case may be.
"(3) A person who knowingly contravenes or fails to comply with a direction given under this