LAWS1160/JURD7160 Administrative Law Distinction Notes

Description

Topics Covered (10 Weeks): - Overview of the Australian administrative law system and Foundational Concepts and Institutions - Introduction to Merits Review - Merits Review: the tribunal’s role, process and remedies - The Scope of Judicial Review - Standing - Reasons for Administrative Decisions - Judicial Grounds Of Review - Acting Without Power - Fact-Finding Error - Delegation - Statutory Interpretation - Procedural Fairness: The Hearing Rule and the rule Against Bias - Relevant and Irrelevant Considerations - Unlawful use of Policies - Unreasonableness - Jurisdictional Error - Remedies - Statutory Restrictions