Government Accountability Sources and Materials

Government Accountability Sources and Materials is a fundamental, student-friendly introduction to administrative law in practice.

Judith Bannister (Author), Anna Olijnyk (Author), Stephen McDonald (Author)

9781009101943, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 8 June 2023

508 pages
24.2 x 17 x 2.5 cm, 0.862 kg

Government Accountability Sources and Materials: Australian Administrative Law is designed to accompany the third edition of the textbook Government Accountability: Australian Administrative Law. Following the accessible structure of Government Accountability, this book guides students through the real-world operation of administrative law and demonstrates how multiple doctrines and mechanisms can interact in a single situation. Extracts from primary materials – including cases and legislation – provide a clear account of the facts, issues and statutory provisions considered by the courts, and are accompanied by relevant commentary. This edition has been thoroughly updated to include recent significant cases such as Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs v Viane (2021), Hocking v Director-General of the National Archives of Australia (2020) and MZAPC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2021). Written by a team of experts, Government Accountability Sources and Materials: Australian Administrative Law is a fundamental and student-friendly introduction to administrative law in practice.

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. Grounds arising from the statute conferring a power
14. Grounds arising from the general law
15. Consequences of unlawful action.

Subject Areas: Constitutional & administrative law [LND]