The short answer is no. I don't think there is a risk that this would be the case, but I need to insist that you are focusing on an exception. The thrust of my submission is that the regime itself is inadequate and unnecessary.
There are two aspects to this bill. One is accountability and the other is transparency. Accountability, in the case of judicial expenses, is currently assured by the fact that these expenses are not, in the main, discretionary. A judge will incur travel expenses if his or her chief justice asks him or her to travel. In addition, the travelling and the accommodation expenses incurred on that occasion need to be submitted to the commissioner for federal judicial affairs. The commissioner publishes guidelines that set limits on rates that may be incurred in hotels, per diem allowances—