Full Description
This bundle includes: the second edition of Government Accountability: Australian Administrative Law and Government Accountability - Australian Administrative Law Sources and Materials. The second edition of Government Accountability: Australian Administrative Law offers an accessible and practical introduction to administrative law in Australia. The text introduces the legal principles that regulate the exercise of power by public authorities and explains the legal mechanisms that exist to remedy failures, with an emphasis on the overarching principle of accountability. The casebook follows the structure of the textbook and provides a sophisticated and in-depth introduction to the principal areas of administrative law taught in Australia. Extracts from primary and secondary materials have been carefully selected to provide readers with an understanding of the key principles of administrative law and to demonstrate how these mechanisms operate in practice.
Contents
1. Introduction; Part I. Administrative Decision-Making: 2. Organisation and structure of government; 3. Administrative powers; 4. Delegated legislation; Part II. Public Accountability Mechanisms: 5. Public investigatory bodies; 6. Information disclosure; Part III. Merits Review: 7. Review on the merits; 8. Administrative review tribunals; Part IV. Judicial Review: 9. Introduction to judicial review; 10. Limits on judicial review; 11. Introduction to the grounds of review; 12. Procedural fairness; 13. Determining the scope of a power; 14. Improper exercise of power; 15. Consequences of unlawful action.
