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Administrative Law — Priestley subject guide & AU casebook map | caselaw · AU

Australia›Priestley 11›Federal

Administrative Law

Judicial review, ADJR Act grounds, procedural fairness, jurisdictional error, merits review, the Migration Act regime.

Dominant casebooks

Judicial Review of Administrative Action and Government Liability — Aronson, Groves & Weeks · Lawbook Co (7th)dominant
Principles of Administrative Law — Cane & McDonald · Oxford University Press (4th)

Briefed authorities

Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2018) 264 CLR 123
Materiality of error — JE only when decision could realistically have been different.
Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth (2010) 243 CLR 319
Offshore detainees entitled to procedural fairness when officers exercise a statutory power.
Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth (2003) 211 CLR 476
Privative clauses do not oust constitutionally entrenched judicial review for jurisdictional error.
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj (2002) 209 CLR 597

Briefs follow the Australian Guide to Legal Citation 4th ed. Source judgments via AustLII. Browse the full AU case library for every briefed authority across Priestley 11.

Jurisdictional error — decision affected by JE has no legal effect ab initio.

Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala (2000) 204 CLR 82

Procedural fairness — denial gives rise to constitutional writs.

Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259

Beneficial reading of administrative reasons — court does not parse forensically.

Craig v South Australia Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163

Definition of jurisdictional error — categories for inferior courts and tribunals.

Annetts v McCann Annetts v McCann (1990) 170 CLR 596

Common-law duty of natural justice unless clearly excluded by statute.

Kioa v West Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550

Procedural fairness presumed in statutory decisions affecting individual rights and interests.