The National Anti-Corruption Commission and the Australian public sector
The National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022 (the Act) establishes an integrity body with considerable powers to investigate and deal with corrupt conduct by…
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Jurisdictional error and materiality: recent cases
Judicial review is largely concerned with statutory implications; from implied conditions of procedural fairness, impartiality, relevance and reasonableness, to whether…
RECORDINGS: Government Procurement Webinar Series 2021
Please find below recordings from our CPD webinars, along with the relevant presentation slides from our Government Procurement Series hosted…
RECORDINGS: Australian Government Procurement Webinar Series, 2022
Please find below recordings from our CPD webinars, along with the relevant presentation slides from our Australian Government Procurement Webinar…
When Departmental Officers do too much – the High Court finds Ministerial Instructions caused unlawful exercise of executive power
Key points Government Departments and Agencies should review Departmental instructions and policies, and consider whether Departmental officers, in administering…
Administrative law in 2022 and the year ahead in 2023
In 2022 it appeared that the courts were not necessarily the dominant venue for scrutinising administrative action. We have observed…