LAW4331 Administrative Law - Complete Exam Study Notes (Law Updated to October 2026)

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Complete LAW4331 Administrative Law exam notes (198 pages), aligned to the Monash course structure and updated to the law as at October 2026. Covers both Commonwealth and Victorian review. WHAT'S INSIDE • 14 chapters (T00–T13) following the Monash topic order: method & issue spotting, foundations of executive power & statutory interpretation, merits review (ART & VCAT), ADJR Act review, constitutional, common law & State review jurisdiction, standing & reasons, acting beyond power & delegation, relevant considerations, improper purpose & policy, unreasonableness & jurisdictional facts, procedural fairness & bias, jurisdictional error & materiality, remedies, privative clauses & time limits, and a full revision & cross-topic synthesis chapter • Problem-question toolkit: full answer sequence, avenue chooser, grounds matrix and remedies chooser • 24 model answer paragraphs, plus 2 worked multi-issue problems (one Commonwealth, one Victorian) with answer plans • 29 custom flowcharts and decision diagrams • 1,100+ footnotes; every proposition tied to authority with exact AGLC4 pinpoints • Ten common errors in older notes, each with the correcting authority • Currency checks in every chapter, so you never cite a repealed provision or a superseded test FULLY CURRENT (this is where most notes on the market fail) • Administrative Review Tribunal replaced the AAT on 14 October 2024; ART Act sections used throughout • LPDT (2024): the High Court's unanimous restatement of jurisdictional error and materiality • Khalil (2025): the Tribunal applies the ministerial direction in force when it decides (now Direction No 110) • Deripaska (2026): sanctions regulations read down to preserve s 75(v) review • Mpwerempwer (2026): licence quashed for a denial of procedural fairness • Badari (2025) and TCXM (2026): the latest on the hearing rule • Fuller v Lawrence (2024): the latest High Court ruling on "under an enactment" • Victorian Order 56 review now under the 2025 Supreme Court Rules (in force 8 September 2025) Written as a study guide, not lecture notes: clean structure, exam frameworks, and the 2024–2026 cases and statutory changes your examiner will expect to see.