Paul,
Yeah, our system is just the same, it's based on the UK system!(Not willing to stir up any Colonial ill-feeling, here!).
But, Paul I must say, that I did not enjoy being cross-examined, by both the Defence and the Prosecution, twice by the former, as to my mental character and my fitness to be a Fire Officer.
4 Hours of this I took and I walked out of the chambers, feeling like a real loser!
Lawyers, eh?, can't live with 'em, it's illegal to kill 'em!. [Linked Image]