People are questioning why the rigmarole sending the #golfgate Denham report to the Judicial Council instead of just publishing it - it's because the SC had no statutory power to order the investigation in the first place. Judicial Council Act provisions are not in effect yet ...

This means that if the report is published and if Woulfe's right to a good name is affected, he could challenge the findings of the report and indeed the procedures involved. So publishing the report is a big deal. Although depending on the outcome of the report ...

He could potentially challenge anyway. Consulting counsel seems to indicate he does not intend to slip away quietly in the case that his behaviour is found to be prejudicial to the administration of justice.