Administrative Law

This book provides an understanding of administrative law and gives a clear and systematic approach to analysing and answering problem and exam questions. Each chapter introduces the topic by commencing with a clear and concise summary of the relevant law and key issues.

Many administrative law principles are abstract and difficult to apply. The readings in this collection are longer than extracts in a typical cases and material volume. This will help students develop legal reasoning skills and gain a better understanding of how the principles of administrative law are applied and elaborated in specific and factual contexts.

Douglas and Jones is well established as a leading text on administrative law, a reliable book notable for its accessibility and contemporary perspective.

Throughout the book, the theory, law and practice of Australian administrative law are explored by reference to the overarching concept of accountability. Government Accountability is a concise introduction to administrative law in Australia that clearly explains the intricacies of the field and provides readers with the theoretical and practical knowledge to analyse the decisions and actions of government.

Judicial Review The Laws of Australia acquaints practitioners and students with the principles of Judicial Review in Australia. It is an encyclopaedic and practical work which covers judicial review of administrative decisions at the state, territory and federal levels.

The scope of this text -- Jurisdiction over statutory tribunals -- Judicial control of domestic tribunals in non-livelihood cases -- Private tribunals and restraint of trade -- Statutory jurisdiction over domestic tribunals -- Legal error (natural justice aside) -- Natural justice : general -- Commencing proceedings : a right to be heard? -- Urgent action and the right to be heard -- Notice of the hearing -- Does natural justice imply a right to counsel? -- The hearing -- Are reasons part of a fair hearing? -- Can there be fairness without an appeal? -- The Twin Pillar : the rule against bias -- Remedies -- Non-determinative inquiries.

This book provides a clear and concise account of the main principles of administrative law.

The Administrative Law Guidebook will allow students to take the theoretical/conceptual knowledge they have from their core textbooks/casebooks and to apply it to real life scenarios and problem questions.

Administrative Appeals Tribunal constitutes a clear, comprehensive treatment of the organisation, its jurisdiction and its procedures.

Highlights the ever-evolving shape of administrative law as well as the necessity to examine the content and trajectory of administrative law in its political, administrative and socio-economic settings.

Covers the breadth and diversity of Australian administrative law. The different role played by courts, tribunals, ombudsmen and other review bodies.

Administrative Law provides a sophisticated but highly accessible account of a complex area of law of great contemporary relevance and increasing importance.

This 2007 book seeks to take stock of the growth and development of administrative law principles. Particular attention is paid to the important cases and key doctrines which provide the theoretical underpinnings of these principles. In this book a team of highly respected administrative law scholars and jurists aim to provide a lucid exposition of the relevant case law, principles and doctrines.

Administrative Law explains the constitutional principles of the subject. It brings clarity to this complex field of public law. The common law courts, government agencies, and Parliament have developed a wide variety of techniques for controlling the enormously diverse activities of twenty-first century government. Underlying all that variety is a set of constitutional principles. This book uses the law of judicial review to identify and to explain these principles, and then shows how they ought to be worked out in the private law of tort and contract, in the new Tribunals Service, and in non-judicial techniques such as investigations by ombudsmen, auditors, and other government agencies. The aim is to equip thereader to apply the constitutional principles to the problems of administrative law. Online Resource Centre Administrative Law is accompanied by an extensive Online Resource Centre, which provides a unique resource for the subject. The ORC features: - Notes on key cases- Links to reports of important judgments, legislation, and other resources- Suggestions for answering the questions in the text- Updates to the law- A guide to the literature of administrative law- An online glossary- A guide for teachers