Administrative Law Notes

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1. (INTRODUCTION TO AUSTRALIAN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW) 3 Main goals of Administrative Law 3 Federal System 4 State System 4 Providing Reasons for Decision under the “new” admin law. 4 Judicial Review (Foundational Concepts) 5 Three Sources of Jurisdiction for Judicial Review 5 Five Elements for Judicial Review 6 What is a ‘Matter’ 11 Administrative Review (Foundational Concepts) 13 2. (RULE MAKING AND SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION) 15 History 16 Parliamentary Review of Statutory Rules and Disallowance 16 Judicial Review of Legislative Instruments 18 3. (REFUGEE ISSUES PART 1) 23 Statutory Provisions Invalidated by Courts 23 4. (PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS) 27 Natural justice / Procedural Fairness 27 5. (MERITS REVIEW AND TRIBUNALS) 33 Administrative Review Tribunal (“ART”) 34 Concept of Merits Review 35 Limits When Applying Policy Considerations 36 Inquisitorial Nature 37 ART Act vs AAT Act 38 6. (JUDICIAL REVIEW – JURISDICTIONAL ERROR & INVALIDITY) 39 Jurisdictional Error 39 ADJR Application 41 7. (STANDING AND PRIVATIVE CLAUSES) 42 Standing / Locus Standi 42 Privative Clauses 47 8. (FREEDOM OF INFORMATION, PRIVACY AND OMBUDSMAN) 48 Freedom of Information 48 Object For Access 49 Right of Access 49 Absolute Exemptions and Conditional Exemptions (Part IV Div 3) 50 Review, Complaints and Appeals 54 Ombudsmen 55 Functions 55 Jurisdiction 56 Excluded Conduct 56 Investigations 57 Procedural Fairness 57 ‘Wrong conduct’ 58 Institutional Acceptance of Ombudsmen 58 Commonwealth Ombudsman Jurisdiction 58 Commonwealth ombudsman in the ‘age of terror’ 60 NSW Ombudsman—Special Role 61 Privacy 62 Categories of Privacy 62 Existing protection for privacy 62 Tort of Privacy in Australia? 63 Relevant Statutes 63 9. (PUBLIC INQUIRY ISSUES) 68 Public Inquiries 68 Public Inquiry Bodies 68 Key Issues 69 Recently Examples of RCs: 69 10. (TERRORISM ISSUES) 70 Anti-terrorism law 70 Right to Fair Trial (including Representation) 71 11. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW CASES AND STATUTES 71 Administrative decisions/ Merits Review/Policy/Reasons 71 Delegated Legislation 77 Standing 84 Procedural Fairness 90 Reasonableness and Discretion 91 Remedies 92 Jurisdictional Error/Privative Clauses 92 Crown Immunity 93