- ADJR Section 6
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Princple of Legality
- Vadarlis
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Foundation Cases
- Entick V Carrington
- A v Hayden (No 2)
- Church of Scientology Inc v Woodward
- Congreve
- Presumption of Regularity.
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Ultra Vires
- Simple Ultra Vires
- Extended Ultra Vires
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Impropriety
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s 5(1)(e) ADJR --> Provides for improper exercise of authority as grounds for review
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Use of Relevant / Irrelevant Considerations - ss 5(2)(a)(b)
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s 5(2)(a): 'taking an irrelevant consideration into account in the exercise of power'
- Error of law
- Water Conservation Commission v Browning
- Padfield v MAFF
- Murphyores
- Irrelevant use of Policy
- Roberts v Hopwood
- Bowser v Randwick
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s 5(2)(b) 'taking a relevant consideration into account in the exercise of authority'
- Sean Investments v Mackellar
- Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend
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Improper Purpose - ss 5(2)(c)(d)
- s 5(2)(c) 'an exercise of power for a purpose other than a purpose for which the power is conferred'
- s 5(2)(d) 'an exercise of discretionary power in bad faith'
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Proper Purpose & Good Faith: 'Mixed Purpose'
- Municipal Council of Sydney v Campbell
- Thompson v Randwick Council
- Perth City v DL
- Samrein v Minister for Water and Sewerage Development Board (1982)
- Schlieske (1988)
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Multiple statutory purposes
- Project Blue Sky
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R v Toohey Exp Northern Land Council
- substantial purpose test
- Evidentary burden on those asserting improper purpose
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Wrong Decision Maker - s 5(2)(e)
- s 5(2)(e) 'an exercise of a personal discretionary power at the direction or behest of another person'
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Fetter of Discretion - s 5(2)(f)
- The higher the seniority of the decision-maker the greater the discretion
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s 5(2)(f) 'an exercise of a discretionary power in accordance with a rule or policy without regard to the merits of the particular case'
- One invested with discretion must exercise discretion
- Drake and Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (no 2) (1979) 2 ALD 634
- Green v Daniels (1977) 13 ALR 1