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EXPLAINED: Collaery case exposes problematic security laws | Rare Historical Photos

The legal team for Bernard Collaery says the lawyer's prosecution exposed problems in security laws. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The legal team for Bernard Collaery says the lawyer's prosecution exposed many problems in national security laws.

A hearing examining whether laws allowing courts to conduct secret trials dealing with national security matters should be changed was told the case was not a good example of how the legislation should properly function.

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