Fatal error: Cannot access protected property iContactList::$iContact in icontact_ui.lists.inc on line 16

Another error accessing icontac protected properties...
($list->iContact->accounts[$list->accountId]->clientFolders[$list->clientFolderId]->contacts

How is that information supposed to be accessed?

my best guess:
$contacts = array();
$icontact = icontact_load();
$account = &$icontact->getAccount($list->accountId);
$clientFolder = &$account->getClientFolder($list->clientFolderId);
$contacts = $clientFolder->requestContacts();

which seems to be alot more work than making the properties publically accessable (or even protected and adding getters)..

Any ideas?